KABUL, Jan 23, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Council of Afghanistan's Ulema or religious leaders assembly has repeated its full support to President Hamid Karzai-led government in the post-Taliban nation, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
'The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is an elected government and enjoys the support of all people so it is a legitimate demonstration and deserve backing," daily Anis quoted a statement of the council as saying.
The statement has been issued days after the happening of a series of suicide attacks and Taliban's threat to continue Jihad or holy war till the ousting of government and withdrawal of U.S.- dominated foreign troops from Afghanistan.
In the statement, the religious council also termed the recent suicide attacks as act of the enemies of the country and strongly denounced it.
"The enemies cannot see a prosperous Afghanistan as they are jealous of our success, so, they are targeting our people and last week's bloody explosion in Spin Boldak is a proof to that," the religious scholars' statement said.
In the deadly explosion rattled the border town of Spin Boldak close to Pakistan, according to Kandahar governor Assadullah Khalid 21 persons were killed and 35 others injured.
Khalid also accused the bordering country of supporting Taliban- linked militants and said the attackers on Spin Boldak were trained on the other side of the border.
The religious council, which in the statement urged Afghans for unity in a similar statement last year, also expressed its full trust and support to the incumbent Afghan establishment.