Killing of innocents against Islam: Afghan Taliban on Pakistan school attack
December 17, 2014  15:13
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The Afghan Taliban have condemned the attack on the Peshawar school in neighbouring Pakistan that left 141 dead in the country's bloodiest ever terror attack, saying killing innocent children was against Islam.

Survivors said militants gunned down children as young as 12 during the eight-hour onslaught in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said was revenge for a major military offensive in the region.

"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the official name of the Taliban) has always condemned the killing of children and innocent people at every juncture," the Afghan Taliban, which often target civilians, said in a statement released late on Tuesday.

"The intentional killing of innocent people, women and children goes against the principles of Islam and every Islamic government and movement must adhere to this fundamental essence."

The Afghan Taliban are a jihadist group loosely affiliated to the Pakistan Taliban, with both pledging allegiance to Mullah Omar.
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