Press Release

Date of Release: 10 December 2006 

H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, strongly condemned the killing of four women in the province of Kunar.

According to reports, the enemies of Afghanistan attacked a private house in the province of Kunar, and killed four women and wounded a woman and a child. Two of the women were teachers.

The President expressed his deep regret at the death of women and said, “This heinous act of terrorism is against Islam and humanity and I condemn it in the strongest terms. The enemies of Afghanistan, by killing innocent Afghan women, showed their animosity towards Islamic teachings.”

“The terrorists, at the instruction of foreigners, commit these atrocities against innocent Afghan women who teach the Afghan children.”

The President expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and prayed for the full and speedy recovery of the injured.

For further information, please contact:

Office of the Spokesman to the President

Tel.:  00 93 799 33 77 55

        00 93 799 90 94 29

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