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UN mission slams deadly attack in Afghan capital

Xinhua, August 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday condemned what it called " indiscriminate attack" in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, earlier in the day, which has killed at least eight civilians and injured more than 200 others, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

Nicholas Haysom, UN secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan, reiterated the Mission's repeated calls for the immediate ban on weapons which have been used to kill and maim indiscriminately, and to cease attacks in civilian-populated areas, said UN spokesman Stephane Duarric at a daily news briefing here.

Earlier this week, the UN mission released its latest report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan, documenting nearly 5,000 casualties, including more than 1,500 deaths in the first half of 2015.

Reports said 240 civilians, including 47 women and three children were wounded in the blast which took place at around 01: 00 a.m. Friday (local time) in a populated area in the Afghan capital.

Friday's attack was the deadliest since the announcement of the death of Taliban's former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar late last month.

While no group has claimed responsibility for the incident, reports hinted Taliban was behind the deadly attack. Endite