Focolare Movement

The massacres in Afghanistan are continuing

Jan 29, 2018

A martyred country without peace, the terrorist groups compete with one another to claim the attacks. Three attacks in a week have provoked a great number of victims among the civilian population: reports talk of about 150 deaths in Kabul and Jalalabad, with over 400 wounded. In Kabul the first target was a hotel, and […]

A martyred country without peace, the terrorist groups compete with one another to claim the attacks. Three attacks in a week have provoked a great number of victims among the civilian population: reports talk of about 150 deaths in Kabul and Jalalabad, with over 400 wounded. In Kabul the first target was a hotel, and the second target was the Higher Council for Peace, which was not hit since the terrorist made himself explode at a checkpoint. In Jalalabad they attacked the headquarters of Save the Children, the international organization that has been operating in that area for many years. According to the UN data, last year in the country, 17 humanitarian operators lost their lives, 33 were wounded and 48 were kidnapped. Pope Francis spoke of the attacks during the Angelus of 28 January: “Up to when – he asked himself – will the Afghan people have to bear with this inhuman violence? Let us pray in silence for the victims and their families, and that those in that country will continue to work to build peace.” The Focolare Movement expresses its solidarity with the Afghan people, in the hope that a peace resolution may soon bring serenity to the country.

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