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Afghan president condemns explosions in Brussels

Xinhua, March 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned a string of attacks that hit Belgian capital Brussels on Tuesday, said a statement released here by Arg or the Presidential Palace.

"The explosions in Brussels today, have proved that terrorists are the common enemy of human being and do not recognize any border," the Afghan president said in the statement.

At least 26 people were killed and 136 injured in explosions on Tuesday at Brussels airport and on a city subway train, according to the latest figures published by Belgian media.

In the statement, president Ghani, besides expressing sympathy with the government and people of Belgium, described terrorism as common threat to the region and the world at large and called for joint fight against the menace.

Similarly, Afghan government chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah in an online statement posted on his Twitter account, also condemned the bloody bombings in Brussels, in its strongest term. Endit