Thursday May 9, 2019
Kabul (BNA) At least 5 people including a woman lost their lives and 24 others were wounded following Taliban attack on a charity organization in capital Kabul on Wednesday.
Nasrat Rahimi spokesman of interior ministry told that the attack targeted U.S. based aid organization Counterpart International, which has offices near those of the Attorney General.
Taliban fighters setting off a huge explosion and battling security forces in an assault that lasted more than six hours, he added.
Four civilians and a police officer were killed, 24 others were wounded and around 200 people were rescued from both buildings within the compound. Rahimi further added.
Dozens of civilian vehicles and shops were either destroyed or damaged, and several buildings were also damaged during the attack in the area.
It was not immediately clear if any foreigners were killed or wounded.
The group’s offices are in a compound with two five-story buildings.
Meanwhile, Presidential Palace, Chief Executive Office and Johan Bass, U.S. ambassador in Kabul, strongly condemned the attack.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in a statement also condemned the insurgents for deliberately targeting a civilian aid organization.
Zabihullah Mujahid spokesman of Taliban group in tweet said the group attacked the organization, because, it was involved in “harmful Western activities” inside Afghanistan, without elaborating.
A.B.Maseer
