(dpa) -
The UN Security Council issued a condemnation on Monday of the Taliban-led
attack against a victory parade in Kabul attended by Afghan President Hamid
Karzai, who escaped unhurt.
One person was killed, however, and 11 others injured when Taliban forces
opened fire on a parade marking the end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in February, 1989, by Afghan militants known as mujahideen.
The Taliban took credit for the attack, saying that six of its fighters opened
fire on the ceremony. Kabul said neither Karzai nor the cabinet ministers and
mujahideen leaders attending the ceremony were injured.
The council said in a statement after discussing the incident that it condemned
the attack and conveyed deep condolences to families of the victims.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also condemned "in the strongest
terms" the attack, calling it "unacceptable."
"I would like to express again the UN's support for the reconstruction of Afghanistan through legitimate state institutions, in a manner that addresses the need of
the most vulnerable and that provides both justice and security," he said.