KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said attacks on civilians were against all Islamic principles and could harm the peace process.
The president said attacking civilians was a crime against humanity and tasked the authorities concerned with investigating the attack on Attorney General Office (AGO) officials in Kabul.
Yesterday, five AGO employees were killed by unidentified gunmen in Deh Sabz district of Kabul province.
The slain AGO personnel worked in the Judicial and Detention Centre of Bagram Jail in central Parwan province.
AGO Spokesperson Jamshid Rasouli told Pajhwok Afghan News the Monday attack was staged by terrorists in Deh Sabz district at around 8:00am.
A statement from the Presidential Palace Media’s office received by Pajhwok said President Ghani strongly condemned the attack.
It quoted the president as saying, “Attacks on civilians and government officials are inhuman act and against all Islamic principles. The country’s enemy want the peace process to fail.”
The statement said, “Taliban should stop violence so the people of this country see an end to the ongoing conflict and experience a lasting peace.”
It added President Ghani has tasked authorities concerned to investigate the attack on the AGO employees and also shared his sympathies with the victims’ families.
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