House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., spoke out against the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday that killed 80 people and injured hundreds more, calling it a “gruesome reminder” that groups in the area are solely interested in terrorizing the region.
“I strongly condemn this attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. This is another gruesome reminder that the Taliban, Haqqani network, al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates are only interested in terror and hate rather than ending two decades of bloodshed,” Ryan said in a statement.
“We must stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan and all of our allies to defeat this unspeakable evil,” he added.
The attack, which officials described as a suicide car bombing, took place near the Afghan presidential palace and the German embassy early Wednesday and is one of the bloodiest attacks of the long-running Afghan war.
Wahidullah Majrooh, a spokesman for the Afghan Health Ministry, said 80 bodies, along with 350 wounded people were brought to area hospitals in the aftermath.
