UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" a coordinated insurgent assault on Kabul that marked the biggest militant attack on the city in a decade of war.
"The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," the 15-member council said in a statement.
"No terrorist act can reverse the path towards Afghan-led peace, democracy and reconstruction in Afghanistan, which is supported by the people and the government of Afghanistan and the international community.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon similarly condemned attacks earlier on Monday, saying in a statement that "ordinary Afghans" were bearing the brunt of such violence and calling on all parties in the conflict to protect civilians.
Afghan authorities said the attacks on Sunday and Monday left 51 people dead, including four civilians, 11 members of the security forces and 36 militants.
Explosions and gunfire rocked the capital Sunday and overnight before Afghan forces regained control, heightening fears for the future of the vulnerable nation as NATO prepares to withdraw its 130,000 troops.
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