KABUL (SW) – The top US peace negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad has urged the Afghan government and the Taliban not to ‘score points’ over the deadly Kabul University attack.
In a series of tweets, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, said the attack on Kabul University claimed by the so-called ‘ISIS’ was ‘horrendous’. He condemned the attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
“The terrorist perpetrators are not just against education but are pro-ignorance. They want to breed chaos and instability, terror and poverty. They oppose and fear peace and seek a permanent state of war”, he tweeted.
Khalilzad went on to say that there is a ‘common enemy’ here. “Deny ISIS or any other terrorist the space to carry out these inhumane acts. Unite for peace, find a path to a ceasefire, and accelerate a political settlement. These steps would be the right response to this unspeakable barbarism”, he tweeted.
This comes a day after over 20 students and teachers at the Kabul University lost their lives in a Daesh-claimed armed assault. The Afghan vice president Amrullah Saleh has, however, blamed the Haqqani Network, for the brazen assault.
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