KABUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The deadly suicide attack against a bus of judges outside Afghan capital Kabul city on Wednesday which left at least 10 persons dead, has been strongly condemned.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) termed the attack as a coward act and condemned it in its strongest term.
"Attacks against judicial authorities are cowardly and contrary to international humanitarian law," said Nicholas Haysom, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA in a statement released here.
"I unreservedly condemn today's attack, demand accountability for the perpetrators and urge authorities to do everything in their power to ensure adequate protection of judicial officials," Haysom said in the statement.
In the deadly attack for which Taliban claimed of responsibility, according to UNAMA statement, 11 civilians were killed and 10 others injured.
According to the statement, the victims include employees of the Maidan Wardak provincial court and bystanders civilians in the area, including six children.
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