AFGHANISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KABUL UNIVERSITY ATTACK

March 16, 2021:

An appellate court in Parwan on 3 March 2021 sentenced to death two suspects accused of plotting the November 2020 attack on Kabul University.
Adil, also known as Arash, and Talha were sentenced to death for being members of Daesh, five kidnapping cases, plotting an attack on Kabul University and plotting terror attacks against three government officials, read a statement by the Attorney General’s Office.
The attack happened on 2 November 2020, leaving 22 people dead and at least 40 others wounded, most of whom were young students.