Pakistan strongly condemns twin terrorist attacks in Kabul
Twin suicide blasts killed at least 25 persons in Kabul.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks in Kabul this morning.
“We are distressed and grieved at the loss of precious human lives. We express our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives and pray to Almighty Allah for early recovery of the injured,” the Foreign Office stated in a press release.
“Government and people of Pakistan express their support and solidarity with their Afghan brethren in this hour of grief. We are confident that the resolve of brave Afghan people to defeat terrorism cannot be weakened by such cowardly attacks.”
Islamabad reiterated its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and expressed resolve to fight this menace till its elimination.
At least 25 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer for Afghanistan Shah Marai and eight other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul.
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The attacks, claimed by the Islamic State group, are the deadliest to have targeted the media in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, according to Reporters Without Borders.
They spurred an outpouring of grief among journalists, many of whom took to Twitter to post tributes to colleagues and friends.
Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said the second explosion came minutes after the first, and targeted reporters at the scene.
