The U.N. Security Council condemned on Tuesday in the strongest terms the latest suicide attack in Kabul.
In a statement read out by Ambassador Giadalla Ettalhi of Libya, which holds the rotating Council presidency for January, the council members reiterated their concern at the increasing threat to the local population, national security forces, international military and international assistance efforts posed by the Taliban, who claimed responsibility for the attack, Al-Qaida, illegal armed groups, criminals and those involved in the narcotics trade.
They underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism to justice, and urged all States to cooperate actively with the Afghan authorities in this regard.
The Council reiterated that no terrorist act can reverse the path toward peace, democracy and reconstruction in Afghanistan, which is supported by the people and the Government of Afghanistan and the international community.
The suicide bomb attack Monday evening at Kabul's five-star Serena hotel killed at least six people, including an American and a Norwegian journalist. Store was not hurt in the attack.
Source:Xinhua
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