Kabul Massacre: Korcek Condemns Terrorist Attack! Slovakia will not accept it – Topky

“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on Kabul Airport. Along with others, I remember the brave American soldiers who lost their lives and all those who suffer as a result of these cowardly terrorist attacks.” Korčok wrote on Twitter.

CURRENT Massacre in Kabul: Bombings of the Islamic State! More than 100 dead, including US soldiers

Slovakia will never accept attacks on civilians

The Slovak Republic will never accept terrorist attacks on the civilian population and international forces carrying out a humanitarian operation. In response to Thursday’s (August 26) terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, this was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (MZVEZ) of the Slovak Republic. He described the attack as an unacceptable act for which responsibility should be inferred.

I strongly condemn terrorist attack at the Kabul airport. Joining all in remembering ?? brave servicemen and women who lost their lives & all those who suffered from this cowardly terrorist attacks.

– Ivan Korcok (@IvanKorcok) August 26, 2021

“The attacks near Hamid Karzai International Airport have brought further grief to many Afghan families who want nothing more than to live without fear for their lives. The Slovak Republic will therefore never accept terrorist attacks on civilians and international forces carrying out a humanitarian operation.” emphasized the communication department of the ministry.

Source: SITA / AP / Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi

The target of the terrorists were US soldiers and other Allied soldiers, who also enabled the return of Slovak citizens from Afghanistan. “This is an unacceptable act for which those who planned the attack must be held accountable. The attack organizers have made it clear that they do not want Afghanistan’s future to be peace, stability and prosperity for all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion.” stated the Slovak Ministry of Diplomacy.

Source: SITA / AP / Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi

He assured that he would continue to work with allies and partners to support a peaceful Afghanistan, which must not be a target or a refuge for terrorists. The attacks, which were also condemned by the Taliban, provoked outrage abroad. Among others, they were condemned by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg and the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

Slovakia does not register victims among Slovaks or Agfancers with ties to the Slovak Republic

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not register victims among citizens of the Slovak Republic or Afghans with ties to the Slovak Republic in connection with the Thursday attacks at the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, said a spokesman for the Slovak Ministry of Diplomacy, Juraj Tomaga.

A double suicide bomb attack occurred in front of Kabul Airport, where thousands of people were waiting for a chance to leave a country where the fundamentalist Taliban had gained power. In addition to at least 72 deaths, 13 American soldiers were killed in the attacks. According to Afghan authorities, the attacks claimed approximately 150 people. The terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attacks. According to US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby, it was a complex attack. The official death toll is unknown due to the chaotic situation there, but at least 60 Afghan civilians have been killed and 150 injured, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).