• Smoke rises from the site of a gun attack following an attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul. AFP
    Smoke rises from the site of a gun attack following an attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul. AFP
  • Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
    Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
  • British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
    British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
  • Afghan men cry at a hospital after they heard that their relative was killed during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
    Afghan men cry at a hospital after they heard that their relative was killed during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS
  • An injured man is carried into an ambulance after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    An injured man is carried into an ambulance after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • An Afghan woman who lost her family member reacts as she visits the hospital after she gunmen attacked a political gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    An Afghan woman who lost her family member reacts as she visits the hospital after she gunmen attacked a political gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • An injured man is brought on a stretcher to an ambulance following a gun attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul. AFP
    An injured man is brought on a stretcher to an ambulance following a gun attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul. AFP
  • An Afghan man shows identity cards found at the scene of an attack the day before, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    An Afghan man shows identity cards found at the scene of an attack the day before, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • A man walks past a building where gunmen were hiding during an attack the day before, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    A man walks past a building where gunmen were hiding during an attack the day before, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • Afghans look from the window of a shop after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    Afghans look from the window of a shop after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces arrive near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces arrive near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces checks an ambulance at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces checks an ambulance at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo

Government

UAE strongly condemns deadly ISIS attack on Afghanistan's Kabul

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation offered condolences to victims

The National

March 10, 2020

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The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation has "strongly condemned" the deadly terrorist attack claimed by ISIS that struck Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed in a statement its utter denunciation of this criminal act and rejection of all forms of violence, which aim to undermine security and stability and completely contravene all religious and human values and principles," the Ministry said.

"The Ministry also extended its condolences to the families of victims of this heinous crime while wishing a speedy recovery to the injured," it added.

ISIS gunmen killed 32 people and wounded dozens more in the worst violence to hit Afghanistan since a US-Taliban deal that it is hoped will pave the way to peace.

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