India condemns terror attack on police convoy in Afghanistan

Indian Friday condemned the terrorist attack on a police convoy in Kabul that killed at least 30 people, saying it will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan in fighting all forms of terrorism.

In a message to the President of Afghanistan yesterday, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee expressed deepest condolence on the loss of lives and injuries as a result of the latest terror attack.

"India strongly condemns this brutal act of terrorism which is another reminder of the grave danger posed in our region by terrorism and violence inflicted on our peoples by forces inimical to peace, stability and progress," he said.

"India will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan in fighting all forms of terrorism effectively," he said in the message issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace.

The twin suicide attack on a convoy of buses carrying police cadets killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens of others in Kabul Thursday, the latest of a series of deadly terror strikes over the past few days in the Afghan capital.

Indians working in Afghanistan as well Indian interests in the war-torne country have been targeted by terror attacks in the past.

An Indian woman aide worker was kidnapped last month in Kabul and remains missing. Endit