New York: UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the suicide attacks that killed 16 people in the Afghan capital on Friday, saying they demonstrated "a senseless disregard for human life”.
"The Secretary General strongly condemns the attacks that took place in Kabul this morning," a UN statement said on Friday. "This deliberate targeting of civilians demonstrates once again a senseless disregard for human life on the part of the perpetrators."
A car bomb exploded and two smaller blasts resounded over downtown Kabul, heralding what Afghan police called a "well-planned and coordinated attack" soon after dawn as Afghanistan commemorated the birth of the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
The attacks killed 17 people, including nine Indians, an Italian diplomatic adviser and a French film maker who helped set up a studio for young Afghan directors, officials said. Another 38 people, including eight foreigners, were wounded.
PTI
