Iran condemns Herat terrorist attack

EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced a suicide attack in front of Jawadya Mosque in the Afghan city of Herat, which left dozens of people dead or wounded.

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02 August 2017

In a statement on Wednesday, Qassemi condemned the brutal deadly blast and expressed sympathy with the Afghan nation and government and the bereaved families of the victims, ISNA reported.

“After decades of sufferings and pains endured by the innocent people of Afghanistan, it is time for regional countries and international bodies and organizations, along with the Afghan nation and government, to resolve to end the currently violent situation,” he added.

“In this path, the Iranian nation and government will stand by its Afghan brothers and sisters, as it has always done,” Qassemi noted.