Department Press Briefing - January 23, 2018 - state.gov

Heather Nauert

Spokesperson 
Department Press Briefing 

Washington, DC

January 23, 2018

MS NAUERT: Hi, everybody. Hi, Nazira, nice to see you. Hi, everyone, how are you today? I’d like to start out with a couple toppers to provide you. The first one – it’s the first time that we’ve been together since that horrific attack took place in Afghanistan just a few days ago, so I’d like to start out addressing that today.

The United States strongly condemns the attack on January 20th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. Violence like this has no place in Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world. We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed and wish a speedy recovery to those who were wounded, including multiple U.S. citizens who were among the casualties. The protection of U.S. citizens is our highest priority. We’ve been providing assistance and notifying family members following that attack.

The United States stands with the government and the people of Afghanistan and remain firmly committed to supporting Afghan efforts to achieve peace, security, and prosperity for their country. - Read More

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