Reactions to the July 2016 Kabul bombing

The July 2016 Kabul bombing in Afghanistan, in which at least 80 people were killed when Islamic State bombers detonated explosive vest and threw grenades into crowds during a protest, was met with reactions from foreign governments and organizations.
International
Supranational bodies
* - Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Assistant to UN Secretary to Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned the terror attack on a peaceful demonstration in Kabul, describing the attack a “despicable crime”.
Countries
* - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the Afghan government and people. He tweeted: "Afghanistan terror bombings another instance of depth of ISIL depravity: Shia & Sunni are both victims & must unite to defeat extremists."
* - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack in Kabul and expressed deep grief over loss of human lives and reiterated solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan.
* - President Pranab Mukherjee condemned the perpetrators of the incident and extended condolences to the families whose beloved lost their lives in twin blasts and prayed for recovery of people wounded.
* - White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest stated that United States “in the strongest terms” condemned the attack in Kabul, because it targeted people at a peaceful demonstration.
Domestic
*The Taliban, who are more powerful than ISIL in Afghanistan, denied any involvement in the attack and in a statement posted on their website termed the attack "a plot to ignite civil war".

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