Chinese Communist authorities have blamed the U.S. withdrawal for a spate of such incidents in Afghanistan after a major bombing attack outside a girls’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday (May 8, 2021) that killed dozens of people.
The death toll from Saturday’s multiple explosions outside a girls’ school in the Dasht-e-Bachi neighborhood of western Kabul has risen to at least 63, Afghan officials and families of those killed told media. The victims were mostly schoolgirls returning home from school.
Most residents of the community are Hazara Shiite Muslims.
Afghan officials blame the Taliban for planning the attack on the students at the girls’ school. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months. The insurgent group denies any involvement in the attack, saying it condemns any violence against Afghan civilians.
U.S. officials have blamed the Taliban for the recent rise in violence and called on warring parties to reduce hostilities and resume stalled peace talks, known as intra-Afghan negotiations.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Sunday that China was “shocked by the attack on the girls’ school and strongly condemns this act of violence.”
She did not condemn the Taliban by name, instead blaming the U.S. for the withdrawal.
Hua said, “The recent sudden announcement of the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has led to a series of bombing attacks in many parts of Afghanistan.”
She said China called on foreign troops in Afghanistan “to withdraw in a responsible manner to avoid bringing more turmoil and suffering to the Afghan people.”
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