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PM Modi condemns Jalalabad suicide blast, extends assistance

A suicide bombing in Nangarhar province's Jalalabad city claimed lives of 19 people and injured 20 others.

Published: 02nd July 2018 10:10 AM  |   Last Updated: 02nd July 2018 10:10 AM   |  A+A A-

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the "terror attacks" in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city that killed nearly 19 people, including 11 Sikhs.

The Prime Minister took to Twitter and assured that India stands ready for assistance "in this sad hour."

"We strongly condemn the terror attacks in Afghanistan yesterday. They are an attack on Afghanistan's multicultural fabric. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon. India stands ready to assist the Afghanistan government in this sad hour," he said.

A suicide bombing in Nangarhar province's Jalalabad city claimed lives of 19 people and injured 20 others.

A Sikh politician, who was planning to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, was among the people killed in the incident.

The deceased, Avtar Singh Khalsa, was to contest for the single seat reserved for the Hindu and Sikh communities in Afghanistan.

The group of Sikhs were on their way to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani when the explosion happened.

Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also condemned the attack and called upon the global community to come together to fight against the "barbaric forces of terror."

Further, he extended help to the victims at the time of need.

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  • Kamal Pasha
    Modi is always first to interfere in other country's affairs but when hundreds of Kashmiri muslim are killed by his Hundu army in Indian occupied Kashmir, he does not open his mouth.
    4 years ago reply

  • Khanev Mashali
    What is "barbaric force of terror" ? Who started it and when? Only mathematicians can answer this question.
    4 years ago reply
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