The UN Security Council has condemned the attack on an Afghan mosque and stressed the necessity of bringing the perpetrators to justice
The UN Security Council has condemned the attack on an Afghan mosque and stressed the necessity of bringing the perpetrators to justice
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The UN Security Council has condemned a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, which follows other recent attacks on religious institutions in the country.

“We stress the importance of holding terrorist perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors accountable and bringing them to justice,” the UN Security Council said in a statement on Friday (local time).

The Security Council members, according to the statement, denounced the horrific and despicable terrorist attack in Kundth, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2021, in the strongest terms possible.

“The event, which was claimed by Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP),” according to the statement, “killed and wounded more than 100 people.”

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The letter went on to say that the group’s members offered their heartfelt sympathies to the victims’ families and wished those who were injured a swift and complete recovery.

Terrorism, in all of its forms and manifestations, is one of the most significant dangers to international peace and security, the members of the Security Council emphasised. They stressed the need of prosecuting the perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors of these atrocious acts of terrorism, according to the statement.

Members of the United Nations Security Council urged all states to cooperate actively with all appropriate authorities in this regard, in accordance with their obligations under international law and applicable Security Council resolutions.

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They reaffirmed that all acts of terrorism, regardless of motivation, are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of where, when, or by whom they are committed, and reaffirmed the need for all States to combat terrorism by all means, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and other international law obligations, including international human rights law, international refugee law, and international criminal law.