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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