Commentators sharply criticized the fact that the Afghan government was openly involved in "peace talks" with the same organizations that claimed responsibility for this act of extreme violence against civilians.
Kommentatorer rettede skarp kritik mod den kendsgerning, at den afghanske regering var åbenlyst involveret i fredsdrøftelser med de samme organisationer, som påtog sig ansvaret for denne ekstreme voldshandling mod civile.