Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Kabul's commander acknowledged "Shia casualties"[1] and the Taliban secured the area.[2] A deputy spokesperson of the Taliban government condemned the attack and called it a "crime against humanity" and vowed that the perpetrators would be found and punished.[3] US State Department spokesman Ned Price condemned the attack, expressing outrage at the "heinous attacks [...] in Kabul, Afghanistan" and asked for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.[9]