Missile Attack Minutes before Afghan President's Speech
Minutes before President Ashraf Ghani delivered his speech on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the Afghan Ministry of Interior announced that at least three missiles landed in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Afghanistan: Missiles attack minutes before Afghan president's speech.
Minutes before President Ashraf Ghani delivered his speech on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the Afghan Ministry of Interior announced that at least three missiles landed in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Details revealed that at 8:00 a.m. GMT, the sound of a rocket was heard across the Green Zone by security guards, including the Presidential Palace and several embassies, including the US Embassy.
د نېکمرغه لوی اختر په مناسبت د جمهور رئیس محمد اشرف غني پیغام
— ارگ (@ARG_AFG) July 20, 2021
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پیام رئیس جمهور محمد اشرف غنی به مناسبت عید سعید اضحی https://t.co/ERTMNIvMFF
Ministry of Interior spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said: "Afghanistan's enemies launched missile attacks today in various parts of the city of Kabul."
“All the missiles (of the capital) were fired in three separate parts. No injuries were reported based on our initial information. Our team is investigating,” he added.
#شاهد | سقوط وابل من الصواريخ خلال صلاة عيد الأضحى قرب القصر الرئاسي الأفغاني بكابول بحضور الرئيس أشرف غني. pic.twitter.com/jU74JjOrSB
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) July 20, 2021
Minutes after the attack, Ghani began delivering his speech in the presence of a number of senior officials. "The Taliban has no will for peace and reconciliation," he said.
He pointed out that "everyone who believed that the Taliban had changed was wrong, and we also made a mistake in releasing thousands of Taliban prisoners in order to encourage them for a political solution."
