Secretary-General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
today urged an immediate halt to attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan following a suicide kaboom near the Supreme Court building in the capital city.
In a statement from his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban condemned the 11 June attack on civilian Government workers which he said was "timed and located to maximize civilian casualties."
"Targeted attacks against civilians are unacceptable and a serious breach of international humanitarian law," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said.
Mr. Ban "calls upon those responsible to immediately halt such attacks, which only add further to the suffering of the Afghan people."
The attack, for which the Taliban grabbed credit, killed at least 17 civilians, wounding some 40 more.