According to Skateistan, the dead include Nawab, 17, a volunteer instructor and one of the original Skateistan participants (and the winner of the 2012 Go Skateboarding Day competition on June 21 at Skateistan's indoor skatepark facility); Mohammad Eeza, 13, another of the original Skateistan participants; Khorshid, 14, a female skate teacher; Khorshid's youngest sister, Parwana, 8, a new recruit (approximately 40 percent of Skateistan participants are female, according to the organization); and Assad, the cousin of Khorshid and Parwana. Another Skateistan volunteer named Navid, 14, was seriously injured by shrapnel from the blast.
Skateistan was founded in 2007 by Australian skateboarder Oliver Percovich as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kabul, and has since grown into an international organization with headquarters in Berlin and development aid programs for youth in Afghanistan, Cambodia and Pakistan.
A book about the organization and its programs titled "Skateistan: The Tale of Skateboarding in Afghanistan" was published in June, and director Orlando Von Einsiedel's documentary film "Skateistan: To Live and Skate in Kabul" was released in 2011 (see video below).
Skateistan has established an emergency fund at Crowdrise.com in memory of the victims.
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