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Takfiri thought targets stability, security in Mideast: Iran

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman denounces the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the latest acts of terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying that Takfiri way of thinking has targeted stability and security in the Middle East.

“The common root and way of thinking that governs Takfiri-terrorist groups has targeted the stability and security of countries in this region and they [terrorists] are killing hundreds of innocent people in regional states on a daily basis amidst the silence and indifference of the international community,” Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday.

He added that terrorist groups would continue their acts of violence and terror and the world would witness the sufferings of innocent people so long as the international community lacks the necessary determination to identify the roots of Takfiri-Wahhabi terrorism and refuses to force certain countries to end their support for terrorists.

“Beware that every day of delay in treating this malignant disease will lead to its contagion and spread all over the world and will cause more serious and dangerous challenges and then, it will be too late to take action to cure it,” the Iranian spokesperson said.

Qassemi once again called on the international community, including global organizations, to fulfill their legal responsibilities and human and moral duties to counter the threat of terrorism in a genuine and practical way and end their indifference to such crimes.

He also sympathized with Iraqi and Afghan governments and nations over the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Kabul.

At least nine people were killed and 20 injured in a car bomb attack claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad late Monday.

An injured man stands at the site of a car bomb attack in the Karradah district in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on September 6, 2016. © Reuters

The blast went off near a hospital in the city’s Karradah district. According to reports the target of the attack was a Shia gathering in the neighborhood.

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 691 Iraqis were killed and another 1,016 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in August.

Meanwhile, a huge explosion struck the Afghan capital of Kabul just hours after twin bombings left two dozen people dead in the city.

An injured man stands at the site of a car bomb attack in the Karradah district in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on September 6, 2016. © Reuters

Following the explosion, which was the result of a car bomb, the armed assailants forcefully entered the offices of CARE International aid group.

The twin bomb attacks left at least 24 people dead and 91 injured after they rocked Kabul during late afternoon rush hour on Monday. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the twin blasts on Twitter, saying that the Defense Ministry was the target of the first attack, while police were targeted in the second.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says it recorded 1,601 civilian deaths and 3,565 injuries in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2016.