Iran Asks Taliban for Protection of Afghan Children’s Lives

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Education Minister Yousef Nouri called on the Taliban, the governing body in Afghanistan, to increase security measures near schools to protect the lives of children and adolescents from terrorist attacks.

 In a letter addressed to his Afghan counterpart, Nouri underlined the necessity for safeguarding the lives of innocent children and adolescents against the criminal acts of terrorist groups.

He condemned the Tuesday terrorist attacks in a Kabul school which led to death and injury of a large number of students, and extended his condolences to the Afghan nation on the sad incident.

“The painful catastrophe that took place today in Kabul and the martyrdom and injury of a large number of students was very sorrowful and saddening. While sympathizing with the bereaved family members of the victims and praying for the fast recovery of the injured people, I pray for the salvation of the martyrs’ souls,” Nouri said.

He also stressed the need for Afghan officials’ to safeguard the lives of the innocent children and young adults against the terrorists’ attacks so that such criminal acts will not occur again and the people will send their children to schools with peace of mind.

At least 26 people, mostly students, were killed and tens of others wounded after two blasts targeted a boys’ school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood.

Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) blew up outside the Abdul Rahim Shahid high school in Western Kabul.

A third blast occurred at an English language center several kilometers away but in the same area.

Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi blamed the terrorist groups and foreign countries which interfered in Afghanistan in recent years for the recent terrorist attacks in the war-torn country which killed tens of people, including students.

In addition to the terrorists, the responsibility for these attacks in Afghanistan lies with the countries that with their irresponsible interventions under the pretext of establishing security have played the biggest role in destabilizing the country in recent years, Rayeesi said on Wednesday.

He condemned the terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul which led to the killing of more than 26 people, mostly students, and offered condolences to the families of the victims.

Rayeesi also called on the Afghan governing body to make its utmost efforts to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, in which the majority of victims are innocent children and students.