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Sri Lanka and Afghanistan Condemn Cross Border Terror Attack

© AP Photo / Mukhtar KhanIndian soldiers guard outside the army base which was attacked Sunday by suspected militants at Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016.
Indian soldiers guard outside the army base which was attacked Sunday by suspected militants at Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian army soldiers arrive at the army base which was attacked by suspected rebels in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. - Sputnik International
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New Delhi (Sputnik) — Maithripala Sirisena called Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone, strongly condemned the cross border terrorist attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani also spoke with Prime Minister Modi and condemned the recent terror attack. President Ghani conveyed Afghanistan's solidarity and support with India against all actions to eliminate the threat of terrorism.

President Ghani expressed his condolences to the families of the martyred soldiers.

Several countries including Russia, Germany, France, US and Bangladesh have condemned the brutal terror attack on an Indian army camp in Jammu and Kashmir last Sunday in which 18 soldiers were killed. India has blamed Pakistan for the terror attack.

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