Al Azhar condemned on Thursday the terror attack that targeted a school for reciting Quran in northern Afghanistan, in which a number of students were killed and injured.

In a press release, Al Azhar said the attack is considered "heinous, inhuman terrorism", which proves that its perpetrators must be eliminated, along with their extremist ideologies.

Al Azhar also offered its condolences to the Afghan president, government and people, as well as to the victims' families, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery