New Delhi. The Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari has strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack in Kabul today which killed and injured many persons including Indian citizens.

He expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the Indian citizens killed and injured in the attack. The Vice President said that the entire nation mourns their death and values their services and contribution to the nation. He reaffirmed the national resolve to continue the fight against terrorism which he characterised as "a scourge afflicting humanity".

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has condemned the bomb blasts in Kabul. In a statement the Prime Minister said: “I am deeply saddened and grieved at the loss of lives of Indian nationals in the bomb attack in Kabul , which has also claimed the lives of several innocent Afghan civilians. I condemn in the strongest possible terms this senseless act of violence and barbarism which strikes at the core of everything a civilized society holds dear. The Indians who have lost their lives were on a mission of goodwill and friendship, helping to construct the peaceful, democratic Afghanistan that our Afghan friends desire. I convey my heartfelt condolences to their families and near and dear ones, and assure them that we stand with them in this hour of grief, and will render all possible support to them.”