Massacre in Afghanistan: 37 dead in attack on women’s school

ACCEPTANCE.- Attack near girls’ high school in Afghan capital Kabul kills at least 37 and 50 injured, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.

The Pajhwok news agency cited security sources who even cited 50 dead and 100 injured, although these are figures without official confirmation.

The attack was caused by the explosion of a car bomb as students from Sayed ul Shuhada school left the classroom. The first detonation was followed by two more which could be the impact of rockets.

The attack took place in the Dasht-e Barchi area, a neighborhood with a Shiite and Hazara population. The President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, condemned the attack and asserted that “the Taliban, by again intensifying the violence, show that they have no interest in a peaceful solution to the current crisis and seek to complicate the situation”.

Taliban spokesman Zabihulá Mujahid, however, condemned the attack and said it was “the action of sinister circles operating in the name of ISIS and under the wings and cover of ISIS services. intelligence of the Kabul administration “.

Also, the president of the High Council for the National Reconciliation of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, declared that “these cowardly terrorist attacks are unforgivable, unacceptable and cruel”. “Words are insufficient to condemn this inhuman and anti-Islamic event,” he said.

The US State Department condemned the “barbaric attack” on Kabul and offered condolences to the victims, “many of whom are girls.” “We call for an immediate end to the violence and senseless attacks against innocent civilians.”ministry spokesman Ned Price said.

“We will continue to support the Afghan people, who are determined to ensure that the progress of the past two decades is not reversed,” he added.

The United States recently announced the withdrawal of its last troops, deployed in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion which followed the attacks on New York and Washington and which removed the Taliban from power.

DPA Agency

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