A suicide bomb attack took place on the
Supreme Court of Afghanistan in
Kabul
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
on 11 June 2013. At least 16 people died and 40 others were injured.
Attack
The perpetrator drove a car filled with explosives into buses which were carrying court employees including judges. The
Taliban
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* Mullah Omar{{Natural Causes{{nbsp(1994–2013)
* Akhtar Mansour{{Assassinated (2015–2016)
* Hibatullah Akhundzada (2016–present) ...
took responsibility for the attack, saying that they delivered a blow to judges who obeyed
Western powers. The attack came a day after militants attacked
Kabul International Airport.
Reactions
* Afghanistan President
Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying, "it was another terrorist act that once again shows the Taliban are serving the enemies of Islam".
* UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister ...
condemned the attack, stating, "Targeted attacks against civilians are unacceptable and a serious breach of international humanitarian law".
See also
*
List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
References
2013 murders in Afghanistan
Taliban bombings in Kabul
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2013 massacres of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Attacks on government buildings and structures in Afghanistan
Attacks on courthouses
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