© REUTERSAfghan policemen keep watch near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan Nov 2, 2020
In a video message, Ghani, who once lectured at the university, announced a national day of mourning to honor the victims and offered his "condolences and profound sympathies to the nation" and the families of the victims.
"My heart is still beating for this academic institution," he said. "Today's attack has left us grief-stricken."
Gunmen barged into Kabul University in the morning, killing students in their classrooms and firing on others as they fled, officials and witnesses said, in what was the second attack on an educational institution in the capital in just over a week.
The three attackers killed at least 22 people, including students, and wounded 22 others before Afghan security forces shot the gunmen dead, the health ministry said.
Comment: Good on the people of Australia for assembling and speaking out against the government's draconian measures.
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