US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought decisive action against Taliban for carrying out a blast in Afghanistan using an explosives-packed ambulance that killed at least 95 people.<\/p>\n
The Taliban-claimed attack — the second carried out by the militant group in the Afghan capital in a week — also wounded 158 people, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll countries who support peace in Afghanistan have an obligation to take decisive action to stop the Taliban\u2019s campaign of violence. There can be no tolerance for those who support or offer sanctuary to terrorist groups,\u201d Tillerson said in a strongly worded statement.<\/p>\n
The US and Afghanistan have been accusing Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorists. Early this month, the Trump administration suspended around $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for not taking action against the Taliban.<\/p>\n
Tillerson\u2019s strong statement though made no mention of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The United States strongly condemns \u201ctoday\u2019s horrific attack\u201d in Kabul, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thoughts are with the families of the victims who were injured and killed, and we mourn all those who lost their lives in this senseless attack,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Taliban\u2019s use of an ambulance as a weapon to target civilians represents inhumane disregard for the people of Afghanistan and all those working to bring peace to the country, and is a violation of the most basic international norms,\u201d Tillerson said.<\/p>\n
He commended all the emergency services personnel for their courageous actions in responding to this terrorist attack.<\/p>\n
Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Army Gen John W Nicholson said that the attack once again demonstrates that the enemies of Afghanistan kill indiscriminately.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnarmed civilians throughout Afghanistan regularly bear the brunt of this cruelty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs our thoughts turn to the family and friends of those killed and injured at this time, we will also go forward and do our best work in their memory — defeating the insurgents and bringing peace to this region,\u201d Nicholson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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