Local officials, cultural and media activists, and religious experts in Herat province have condemned the bloody attack on the gathering of journalists and cultural activists in the office of the Tebyan Social Cultural Activities Center and the Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) in Mazar-e-Sharif, Saturday, (March 11) and they called it a cowardly move by the enemy.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Herat: Yesterday (Saturday 20th of Hoot), at the same time as a meeting was held under the title of "Mahdism and Media" in the conference hall of the representative office of the Tebyan Social Cultural Activities Center and Afghan Voice Agency in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was Including internal and external guests of the office, 25 local journalists of Balkh province were invited to this meeting for recognition on the occasion of National Journalist's Day. At the beginning of this meeting, a huge explosion occurred, in which about 40 participants were martyred and injured.
 
In connection with this heartbreaking incident, some local officials and cultural activists in the west of the country, along with many national and international real and legal personalities, condemned this bloody attack, they demanded the identification and punishment of the perpetrators of this event, security More and more reporters and media members emphasized.
 
In this regard, Maulavi Nisar Ahmad Ilyas, representing the Herat province official, told AVA reporter that Herat local administration condemns any action that harms our dear compatriots.
 
He further prayed to the Izad Manan court for the martyrs of this incident to rest in peace, for their survivors, and for the speedy recovery of the injured, and said that the local administration of Herat shares in the grief of the compatriots.
 
Maulavi Elias also emphasized: Herat's local administration is obliged to support journalists and media.
 
On the other hand, Maulana Naeem-ul-Haq Haqqani, Herat's head of information and culture, told Ava reporter in this regard: "In the heartbreaking incident that happened in Balkh province at the same time as the National Day of Journalists, unfortunately, including journalists, a number of compatriots also lost their lives. They lost their lives and some were injured, which is strongly condemned."
 
He added: The dear nation of Herat considers itself a partner in grief in such incidents and asks God's court for speedy healing for the injured.
 
Meanwhile, Mufti Habibullah Elham, head of information and culture and spokesperson of Nimroz province, referring to this terrorist incident, told AVA: "This act is really against all religious and human values."
 
He emphasized: "We strongly condemn targeting the media and its employees".
 
In the continuation of the reactions, Maulavi Abdul Wahid Shafiq, the directorate of urban water supply and sewerage in the western zone in Herat, while expressing his condolences and shared his sorrow for the martyrdom and injury of the children and cultured people of this land in this bloody event, called yesterday's attack cowardly and cowardly. It happened by the enemies of the homeland and humanity in the cultural center of Tebyan iin Mazar-e-Sharif.
 
He also prayed for the martyrs of this tragic incident, for the injured, for a speedy recovery, and for the survivors, colleagues and the Cafe of the Muslim Nation and Martyr of Afghanistan, patience and great reward.
 
Yahya Fuladi, a researcher of media affairs, in response to the bloody incident yesterday, said: "The occurrence of a terrorist incident in the center of cultural and social activities of Tebyan in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, in a ceremony that was held in order to guard the position of a journalist, is nothing but pain and mourning for the public." The free nation of Afghanistan did not follow.
 
He further added: In this incident, the Tebyan Center and a significant number of journalists were targeted, it shows that the enemies have aimed the spear towards culture and media this time.
 
This researcher of media affairs in the west of the country also emphasized: It is obvious that both the members of Tebyan and the media community not only do not lag behind with such incidents, but also increase their momentum to enlighten the society.
 
According to him, the people of Afghanistan, who are familiar with grief, become more aware of the goals and intentions of their enemies every time with such events.
 
On behalf of Hojjat al-Islam Wal-Muslims, Mohammad Zaman Andishmand, a religious scholar and cultural activist in Herat province, while condemning this move by the country's enemies, emphasized that the enemy has put a stamp of approval on his ignorance, deafness, and humiliation with this disgusting act.
 
He stated that the martyrdom and bravery of his friends and peers is the proof of the fact that with full knowledge and purity of intention, they walked on this path and remained firm and firm on their promises until they had a drop of blood in their bodies.
 
It should be noted that the reactions to the terrorist attack in the office of the Afghan Voice of Ava news agency and the center of cultural and social activities in Tebyan are still ongoing. So far, the United Nations, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the European Union, Human Rights Watch, the Journalists' Union, and dozens of national and international organizations, including government officials, have condemned this terrorist attack.