AMN / United Nations
Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned Wednesday’s attacks in Afghanistan’s Paktya and Ghazni provinces, which left many dead and injured.
“He extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured.
He expresses his solidarity with the people and the Government of Afghanistan,” according to a statement issued Wednesday by UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
“Such attacks are violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can never be justified,” the statement added.
For its part, the UN Security Council strongly condemned what it called “a wave of terrorist attacks” that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 200 across the country.