Georgia Condemns Terrorist Attack in Kabul

Official Tbilisi condemned the terrorist blast in the center of Kabul on January 27, which left at least 95 dead and 158 injured.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia offers its condolences to the families of the victims, the Afghan government and the Afghan people, and wishes a speedy recovery to the people injured during this horrific attack,” the statement of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry reads.

The Ministry added that Georgia strongly condemns any manifestation of terrorism, and expresses full support for the Afghan government in the fight against terrorism.

An attacker driving an ambulance packed with explosives detonated on Saturday in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

The blast occurred around 12:45 p.m. local time, after the vehicle passed through a security checkpoint, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told media.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mojahid claimed responsibility for the attack, which came days after a 15-hour siege by militants at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left 22 dead, including 14 foreigners.

Over the past year, about 10,000 of the country’s security forces have been killed, and more than 16,000 others wounded, according to a senior Afghan Government official. The Taliban losses are believed to be about the same.

The data from the United Nations suggests that about 10 civilians were killed every day on average over the first nine months of 2017.

By Thea Morrison

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