The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission strongly condemned a suicide attack in capital Kabul this afternoon as the casualties toll rises to at least 20 dead and 29 others wounded.
Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), confirmed 20 people were killed and 29 others were wounded in a suicide attack near the headquarter of the Public Order Police Forces in Kabul city.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner, Resolute Support deputy chief of staff for communications, said “Once again, terrorists have targeted a populated area with no regard for innocent lives.”
“This attack on the Afghan police shows the contempt the Taliban have for the rule of law in Afghanistan and for those who commit themselves daily to defending the Afghan people. The Taliban have no plan for the development of Afghanistan. Targeting those who defend their fellow Afghans does not advance the cause of peace,” Gen. Shoffner added.
Offering condolences to the families of those killed or injured in the attack, the Resolute Support (RS) mission, said ” We will continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to provide stability and counter Taliban groups and those who are against progress for the nation of Afghanistan.”
The Taliban group claimed responsibility behind the attack which comes ten days after a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying media workers in the city, leaving at least seven people dead and 25 others wounded.
