Raisi urges Taliban to protect Afghan people from terrorist attacks

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed that it is the duty of the rulers of Afghanistan to preserve the lives of all Afghans, calling on the rulers of this country to stand in the face of criminals who attack fasting worshipers and kill them with contempt.

Following the recurrence of terrorist explosions targeting schools and mosques in various parts of Afghanistan, which resulted in the death and injury of a large number of Afghans, President Raisi issued a message warning of the spread of threats against the Afghan people and other countries in the region.

He condemned the recent terrorist assaults in Afghanistan and emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety of all Afghans, particularly at schools, mosques, and religious institutions.

The Iranian president said in a speech during the ceremony commemorating Laylat al-Qadr yesterday that it was thought that the fate of the Palestinian people would be decided at the negotiating tables, but what is happening today is the fate of Palestine is crystallizing today at the hands of the Palestinians.

“We are now witnessing crimes, similar to those perpetrated by Daesh members, being committed against Muslims and worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound as well as in mosques in Afghanistan,” Raisi said.

Recent days in Afghanistan have witnessed terrorist attacks in several regions, targeting schools, and mosques, including in the capital, Kabul, five days ago, and Mazar-i-Sharif, and Kunduz, two days ago, resulting in the death of a large number of people, including women and children.

Iran expresses deep concern over Afghanistan's blasts

In the same context, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed Tehran’s concern about the “bitter incidents” in Afghanistan following multiple explosions in the country's various cities, a statement said on Thursday.

Khatibzadeh condemned the blind terrorist attacks that have targeted worshipers in mosques and described the terrorist actions against fasting Muslim worshippers as abhorrent.

Commenting on the recent explosion in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif that resulted in killing and injuring dozens of innocent people, Khatibzadeh wished a fast recovery for the injured and voiced his sympathy for the victims of the attack.

The powerful explosion that ripped through a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif earlier today in Afghanistan.

Earlier in the capital, Kabul, a roadside bomb exploded, wounding two children.

Two days earlier, multiple explosions occurred in the same area targeting educational institutions and resulted in the killing of at least six people, mostly children, and the wounding of 17 others.