UN Leaders Slam Deadly Kabul School Bombing
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 09, 2021 | 11:00 AM
UNITED NATIONS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th May, 2021 ) :United Nations leaders have strongly condemned Saturday's deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul in which at least 30 people, including schoolchildren, were killed and many more severely injured.
Most of the casualties were reported to be girls, who were leaving the building at the end of the school day. According to media reports, the city was full of shoppers, ahead of the Eid-al-Fitr celebrations.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his condemnation and deepest sympathies for the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Afghanistan, and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
"Those responsible for this heinous crime must be held accountable", Guterres added, underlining the urgency of ending the violence in Afghanistan and achieving a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Henrietta Fore, the Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, called the attack "horrific", saying, "Violence in or around schools is never acceptable. Schools must be havens of peace where children can play, learn and socialize safely.
" The UNICEF chief added that children must never be the target of violence, and that the UN agency continues to call on all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to adhere to international human rights and humanitarian law, and ensure the safety and protection of all children.
The President of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, reacted with a tweet, in which he described the attack as "abhorrent and cowardly." Bozkir expressed his sadness at the "lives lost and the dozens of injuries, especially those of young students", and condemned the targeting of innocent civilians.
For the UN Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, the bombing was "an atrocity". The Mission tweeted its "deep revulsion" and sent a message of condolence to the victim's families, wishing a speedy recovery to those injured in the attack.
The Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school is located in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood in west Kabul, home to many members of the Hazara minority, who are mainly Shia Muslims.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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