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Qatar strongly condemns Kabul blast

Published: 31 May 2017 - 03:01 pm | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 05:24 am
NATO security officials inspect the site of a powerful suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 31, 2017. Haroon Sabawoon - AA

NATO security officials inspect the site of a powerful suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 31, 2017. Haroon Sabawoon - AA

AFP

Doha: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation of the blast that took place on Wednesday in the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing and wounding a number of people. 

The Foreign Ministry in a statement reiterated Qatar's firm stance rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of the motives and reasons. The statement also stressed Qatar's denouncement of all criminal attacks that destabilize security as well as intimidates and kills the innocent, saying such attacks contradict with humanitarian principles and all divine religions. 

The statement extended condolences of the State of Qatar to the Afghani government and the families of the victims, wishing the injured speedy recovery.