King condoles Afghan president over Kabul attack

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday sent a cable of condolences to Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani over the deaths and injuries caused by a terror attack in Kabul earlier in the day.

His Majesty expressed his condemnation of such heinous terrorist acts, stressing Jordan’s full solidarity with Afghanistan and Amman’s support to Kabul in its efforts in the war against terrorism and in maintaining security and stability, according to a Royal Court statement.

The King expressed his condolences to Ghani and the victims’ families, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Also on Saturday, the government “strongly” denounced the attack, describing it as “an evidence of the criminal mindset of the terrorists and their inhumane and heinous acts”. State Minister for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said that the repeated terror attacks undermine the security and stability of Afghanistan.