“I was profoundly shocked by the assassination of Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani in a bomb attack in Kabul.
The head of the High Peace Council and former President advocated a peaceful, political solution in Afghanistan. He did everything he could to overcome the deep divisions of violence and hatred and to highlight the future rather than the past. Now he has paid for this with his life.
This was an act committed by forces which aim at war and violence instead of peace and hope. I am deeply convinced that those behind this heinous murder will not succeed in breaking the will of the Afghan people to achieve peace.
In this difficult hour, Germany and the international community stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan. We will continue to stand by and support our Afghan partners on the way to reconciliation and a peaceful future.”