NATO condemns attack on attorney general’s office in Afghanistan

The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission strongly condemned attack on attorney general’s office in Mazar-e-Sharif city of Balkh province, Khaama Press reported on Friday.

The Resolute Support (RS) issued a statement following the attack saying the Headquarters Resolute Support strongly condemns the Taliban attack in Mazar-I-Sharif on an Afghan court facility today that left several dead and injured.

“Today, the Taliban struck a court in Mazar-I-Sharif killing and wounding innocent Afghans,” said Wilson Shoffner, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. “Once again, the Taliban has displayed their complete contempt for the safety of Afghan civilians.”

According to medical staff in the city, the dead and injured include police, prosecutors, court staff, women and children. The Taliban has taken credit for this attack.

“On behalf of General Campbell, Headquarters Resolute Support expresses its condolences to the families of those killed and wounded in today’s attack. We remain committed to assisting our Afghan partners in achieving sustainable security and stability,” the statement added.

At least ten people were killed and around seventy others were wounded after a group of the Taliban insurgents stormed the attorney’s office at 11:30 am on Thursday.

According to the local security officials the attack was launched by four insurgents who were all killed following clashes which lasted for almost seven hours.