India Condemns Kabul Terrorist Attack

India on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul on the political office of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani's running mate.

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New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) India on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul on the political office of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani's running mate.

The attack came on the first day of campaigning for Afghan presidential elections.

"India strongly condemns the terrorist attck in Kabul today in which a number of innocent Afghans were killed. India expresses its deepest condolences with the families of the deceased," the Ministry of External Affairs said.

According to reports, the political office of the Afghan president's running mate was hit in the attack.

"This dastardly attack was also aimed at undermining the constitutional and democratic processes and institutions in Afghanistan," the MEA said.

It said India stands in solidarity with the government and the people of Afghanistan in their efforts to achieve enduring peace, security and stability in the country.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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