Artillery shelling struck Syed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Kunar province on Monday, April 27, 2026, causing civilian casualties and damaging classrooms [1, 2].
The incident highlights the volatile nature of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where cross-border hostilities frequently impact civilian infrastructure and educational institutions.
Afghan officials said Pakistani artillery shelling crossed the border and hit the university [1, 2]. The strike targeted the campus located in Kunar province, an area near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that has seen recurring tension [1, 2].
According to reports, the attack killed at least four people [2]. Approximately 70 others were wounded in the shelling [2]. Other reports described the casualties as several civilians [1].
An Afghan university student said the strike was unforgettable. The shelling damaged classrooms and disrupted the academic environment, leaving a lasting trauma on the student body [1].
Afghan officials said the strike was due to ongoing cross-border hostilities between the two nations [1, 2]. The university's location makes it vulnerable to the artillery exchanges that occasionally occur along the frontier [1, 2].
“At least four people died and about 70 were wounded.”
This strike underscores the precarious security situation in Afghanistan's border provinces. By hitting a university, the shelling demonstrates how civilian academic centers are becoming collateral damage in the broader geopolitical friction between Kabul and Islamabad, potentially further destabilizing regional relations.
