KABUL (SW) – Saturday evening’s suicide attack in Kabul claiming at least 24 lives has been widely condemned.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said in a statement that in spite of the frequent calls by the Afghan government and people and the international community on the Taliban to end the war and bloodshed and agree to a ceasefire; the Taliban still continue to escalate violence and protract their illegitimate war.
Abdullah Abdullah, chairman High Council for National Reconciliation, dubbed the attack on the ‘Kawsar’ academic institute as an inhuman and against the principles of Islam.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has dubbed the attack as a ‘war crime’. In a statement, it stressed those responsible for the crime must be held to account. “Their violence must not be allowed to win. Everyone must re-double efforts to stem recent violence, especially that impacting #Afghanistan’s civilians, & re-focus on talks to bring about a peaceful political settlement”, read a statement issued by the UNAMA.
The attack has also been condemned by the NATO Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo. “‘I strongly condemn the attack outside an education centre in PD13, Kabul today. The taking of young innocent lives is never acceptable. My heart goes out to the families affected”, he tweeted.
The Interior Ministry has confirmed that at least 24 people got killed and 57 others got injured in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood. Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said in a statement that a suicide bomber wished to enter an academic institute, but was identified by the security guards.
Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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