KABUL, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani paid a visit to Shamshad television channel, a local TV network, on Sunday evening and condemned the terror attack on the media outlet, said a statement of Presidential Palace on Monday.
A group of terrorists targeted Shamshad Television channel on Nov. 7, killing at least five people and injuring 21 others. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the bloody attack.
"Shamshad TV is a national capital, your protection is the responsibility of the entire nation, government and particularly myself," the statement quoted the president as saying.
In meeting with the chief and employees of the channel, the president also lauded the leading body and officials of the television channel for resuming the TV's broadcasting and stated that the government would continue to support all media outlets in the country.
