(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah, NATO, US envoy and others strong condemned suicide bombing in capital Kabul and northern Baghlan province on voter registration centre on Sunday morning.
€œI condemn the heinous terrorist attacks in Kabul and Pul-e-Khumri. I wish Allah€™s mercy upon those who martyred, speedy recovery to the wounded, and convey my deep condolences to victims€™ families. I instructed relevant institutions to provide support and care to those affected,€ Ghani twitted.
At least 31 people were killed and 54 others wounded in a suicide attack on a voter registration centre in the Dasht-i-Barchi area. Hashmatullah Stanikzai, Kabul police official, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion happened when a suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to receive identity cards at 10am.
CEO Abdullah also denounced the attack and twitted: €œI strongly condemn the terrorist attack on voters' registration center in Kabul. I stand with those affected by this coward attack. Our resolve for fair and transparent election will continue and terrorists won't win against the will of the Afghan people.€
National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar Strongly condemned today€™s brutal and inhuman terrorist attack on NIC (Tazkeera) registration centre.
€œcenter in KBL Dasht-e- Barchi & in Baghlan. Condolences to their families & pray for the quickest recovery of the injured. PPL & govt of AFG are strongly determined to decide our future ourselves.
US Ambassador John Bass also denounced the suicide bombing and twitted: €œI strongly condemn this morning€™s suicide attack on a voter registration center in #Kabul and offer my condolences to the victims and their families. This senseless violence shows the cowardice and inhumanity of the enemies of democracy and peace in #Afghanistan.€
€œI strongly condemn the attack on a voter registration centre in Kabul. #NATO stands with #Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism and for democracy,€ said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a tweet.
The NATO Special Civilian Representative Ambassador Zimmermann, condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on a voter registration center in Kabul. €œOur thoughts are with the people who lost a loved one, and with the injured. We wish a fast and complete recovery to the wounded.€
Saudi Arabia also issued condemnation for the suicide attack at the voter registration centre in Kabul which claimed the lives of innocent people.
An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation of the suicide attack west of Afghan Capital Kabul killing and wounding a number of people.
The source reaffirmed the Kingdom's solidarity and stand with the sisterly Islamic Republic of Afghanistan against terrorism and extremism, expressing condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and the Afghan people, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
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