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U.N. Voices
[An Nahar] The U.N. voiced "serious concern" about the Taliban's persistent threat after the group killed seven people in two suicide attacks in Kabul Thursday, including one targeting a play at a French-financed high school.Concernafter Taliban Attacks Hit Kabul The warning comes with the Afghan capital having been hit by a series of deadly attacks in recent weeks, highlighting the fragility of security as foreign combat troops leave after more than a decade of war. The late afternoon bombing at the Istiqlal High School, attached to the city's long-established French cultural center, killed a foreign national and came just hours after another suicide attack on a bus carrying Afghan troops in the capital's suburbs killed six soldiers. The bomber killed a foreign national and wounded at least seven people, according to Kabul police official General Farid Afzail, who added that the perpetrator is thought to have been a teenager. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, however, said the "barbaric" attack had left several people dead. The United Nations Security Council issued a unanimous statement condemning the attacks which also voiced "serious concern at the threats posed by the Taliban, al-Qaida and other terrorist and extremist groups, and illegal armed groups." The blast struck during a musical theatre production entitled "Heartbeat: The Silence After the Explosion", which was a condemnation of suicide attacks, the BBC reported. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed both bombings in separate email statements, saying the theater show was "desecrating Islamic values" and "propaganda against jihad". Posted by: Fred 2014-12-13 |
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