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Iran condemns Daesh assassination of Afghan minister

Thursday, 12 December 2024 6:29 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 16 December 2024 6:34 AM ]

Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, speaks at a ceremony in Kabul on August 15, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist explosion in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of several people, including a minister of the ruling Taliban administration.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei extended condolences to the bereaved families and wished a swift recovery for those injured in Wednesday's bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban's acting minister for refugees and repatriation, was killed in the attack that took place at the ministry building.

The Taliban blamed Daesh for the “cowardly attack,” that was later claimed by the Takfiri terrorist group.

According to a report by Daesh's Amaq news agency, a terrorist waited outside the minister's office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar denounced the attack, saying his country "unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."

We are deeply shocked at the death of Acting Afghan Minister, Khalil ur Rehman Haqqani and loss of precious lives as a result of a terrorist attack in the Afghan Refugee Ministry in Kabul today. We offer our heartfelt condolences. Pakistan unequivocally condemns terrorism in all…
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) December 11, 2024

Similarly, Qatar condemned the assassination of the Afghan minister and stressed Doha's rejection of "violence, terrorism and criminal acts".

Daesh has increased its activities in Afghanistan in the past few years, targeting leaders of the de-facto Taliban government in Kabul over long-running hostilities.

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