UN condemns terror attack in Kabul

The United Nations has strongly condemned the deadly attack near a university in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least 33 people and injured 65 others as Afghans gathered to celebrate the Persian new year Nowruz.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has underscored the need to hold perpetrators and financiers of these "reprehensible" acts accountable, a day after the IS-claimed attack targeted "a gathering of Shiites celebrating Nowruz."
"Nowruz is a time of renewal and celebration, and should be a time for promoting the values of peace and solidarity," he said, reiterating that those organised the attack "must be brought to justice."
"I reiterate that under no circumstances are such attacks justifiable, and I once again call on all parties to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law, at all times."