Iran:

Afghan terror attacks show schemes to undermine regional security

Rasa - Iran has censured successive terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul and the killing of innocent people by terrorists, saying terrorism has targeted stability and security of Afghanistan and the entire region.

News ID: 430087

Date: 03 June 2017 - 23:37

RNA - “Successive operations by terrorist and extremist groups against the oppressed people of Afghanistan are indicative of plans by agents and supporters of terrorism to undermine stability and security in Afghanistan,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.

He urged all Afghan political parties, groups as well as peace-seeking figures to stand by the government and nation and remain vigilant against such plots.

The Iranian spokesperson emphasized that the elimination of terrorism and extremism must be the top priority of all countries in the region.

The Islamic Republic would closely cooperate with all those seeking to eradicate the ominous phenomenon of terrorism in a genuine and responsible way, Qassemi pointed out.

The spokesman’s comments came after at least 18 people were killed and dozens more injured in the Afghan capital Kabul in multiple explosions that hit a funeral ceremony of a young man who had lost his life in deadly protests a day earlier.

Three back-to-back explosions tore through the funeral ceremony of Mohammad Salim Ezadyar, the son of Mohammad Alam Ezadyar, the deputy speaker of the upper house of the Afghan parliament, in Khair Khana area on Saturday afternoon.

At least 90 people were killed and 400 others injured after an explosive-laden sewage tanker detonated in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Wednesday.

The attack, the deadliest in Kabul since 2001, hit the city’s most secure district, which is home to the presidential palace and foreign embassies. The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Two days after the huge truck bomb in the heart of Kabul, Afghan riot police reportedly shot dead eight protesters amid clashes during an anti-government demonstration in the capital.

Some 1,000 demonstrators marched on Friday towards the site of Wednesday’s bombing at Zanbaq Square, close to the German Embassy, calling on the Afghan president to step down.

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