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Kabul, July 5 - Today and yesterday in Kabul there have been several explosions, near to or apparently directed against government institutions or personnel. These have served no purpose other than to terrorise the population, and kill or maim ordinary citizens going about their every day business.

I am appalled by these callous and cruel acts. The people of Kabul and of Afghanistan as a whole have endured great suffering during the past decades. It is an outrage that anyone should attempt to inflict new pain and loss upon the people of this country at a time when its wounds are still not healed.

The United Nations has been present in Afghanistan for more than half a century. We have seen much suffering here, and we know of no good that comes from it. My thoughts, and those of the entire United Nations family in Afghanistan, are with all those who have been affected by these attacks.

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		Statement of Tom Koenigs, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, on the bomb attacks in Kabul
		[Print Version] Kabul, July 5 - Today and yesterday in Kabul there have been several explosions, near to or apparently directed against government institutions or personnel. These have served no purpose other than to terrorise the population, and kill or maim ordinary citizens going about their every day business. I am appalled by these callous and cruel acts. The people of Kabul and of Afghanistan as a whole have endured great suffering during the past decades. It is an outrage that anyone should attempt to inflict new pain and loss upon the people of this country at a time when its wounds are still not healed. The United Nations has been present in Afghanistan for more than half a century. We have seen much suffering here, and we know of no good that comes from it. My thoughts, and those of the entire United Nations family in Afghanistan, are with all those who have been affected by these attacks. _______________


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