Date of Release: 28 August 2006

Arg, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the city of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, which killed 17 civilians and wounded 47.

The enemies of Afghanistan detonated a bomb in a crowded market opposite a police station in the city of Lashkar Gah Monday, killing 17 innocent civilians.

In his reaction to the news, the President said, “This heinous act of terrorism is the work of the enemies of Afghanistan and I condemn it in the strongest terms.”

“The enemies of Afghanistan, at the instruction of foreigners, carried out today’s vicious attack, killing innocent people who were the breadwinners of the poorest families.”

The President emphasized that the perpetrators of this heinous act of terrorism will be brought to justice.

The President expressed his heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for the full and speedy recovery of the injured.  

The President instructed the relevant authorities to identify the perpetrators of this vicious attack and bring them to justice.

For further information, please contact:

Office of the Spokesman to the President

Tel.:  00 93 799 33 77 55

        00 93 799 909 429

Released by the Office of the Spokesman to the President