Karzai writes letter to Asfandyar Wali condemning attack on Malala

The Express Tribune

In a letter written to Awami National Party’s (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali, condemning the attack on 14-year-old child activist Malala Yousufzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that it was also an attack on Afghan girls, Express News reported Wednesday. In the letter, Karzai stated that Afghanistan feels the grief the incident has brought to Pakistan. He said that the voices against the attack should not be silenced. The Afghan president said that the attack on Malala and her class fellows was a horrible conspiracy of the enemies of humanity and Islam and that it was meant to stop girls from educating themselves. Furthermore, Karzai said that measures should be taken in order to stop such terror acts.