Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack in Kabul
A Foreign Office statement said Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Foreign Office has strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack at the Kabul airport which reportedly resulted in the loss of several precious lives including children, Dunya News reported.
A statement issued by the foreign office stated that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We convey our sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the early recovery of those injured.
Three powerful explosions outside Kabul airport killed as many as 20 people Thursday, just hours after Western nations warned of an imminent terror threat and thousands of people gathered hoping for a flight out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The blasts came as the August 31 deadline looms for the United States to withdraw its troops, and for it and other Western countries to end a massive airlift that has already evacuated nearly 100,000 people.
The airport is the only part of the country under foreign control following the Taliban s return to power on August 15, and huge crowds have massed in the hope of being evacuated.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban s main spokesman, told AFP that "between 13 and 20" people were killed and 52 wounded in the twin blasts, while Kabul hospitals reported six dead and up to 90 wounded.
Meanwhile, the US Defense Department said Thursday that the number of American troops killed in the suicide bombings at Kabul airport rose by one to 13, and the number of injured was 18.
