Paul Ryan calls Kabul attack an ‘unspeakable evil’

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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.

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