Turkey condemns suicide Bomb attacks at Afghan Election Commission

*Turkey threw a strong condemnation of a suicide bombing that rattled the office of Afghanistan's election commission. Photo / Reuters *

ANKARA - Turkey threw a strong condemnation of a suicide bombing that rattled the office of Afghanistan's election commission. The attack that occurred yesterday reportedly killed 48 people and injured hundreds of others.

"We are aware of reports of attacks at voter registration centers in Kabul that resulted in the loss of lives of many Afghan brothers and sisters and left many people injured," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"We strongly condemn this vile terrorist attack, which targets the peace and stability of Afghanistan.We pray for those who lost their lives to be forgiven of their sins by Allah SWT, recovered the wounded immediately, and convey our condolences to the families of the victims," ​​he continued, as reported by Anadolu Agency on Monday (23/4).

In addition to Turkey, the attacks claimed by ISIS also received strong criticism from many countries and international organizations, including NATO.

The attacks themselves underline growing concerns about security ahead of legislative elections scheduled for next October 20. The holding of this election is seen as a trial for presidential elections next year.

The last major attack on Kabul was on 21 March. At that time an ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people celebrating the Persian New Year holiday and killed at least 33 people.