Saturday, August 05, 2017
Kabul (BNA) President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani stressing a comprehensive investigation into July 24 attack in Kabul that left more than two dozen dead promising the perpetrators would be treated ruthlessly, a statement said.
The president who attended a memorial ceremony for July 24 attack victims in the capital, pledged a thorough probe and deterrent punishment for the assailants.
“Regretfully, the vacuum created by your colleagues demise would never be filled and we all sit on our said hearth,” Ghani remarked.
President Ghani said he had ordered an investigation into the incident. “a you have seen, we have arrested those involved in the Kandahar attack.”
He hoped to could arrest the organizers of this incident too, but added the investigation was complicated and there was a need for enough time.
Ghani reiterated the enemies of Afghans would be shown no mercy. The government’s stance on spurning the demands of those threatening it with bloodshed should be clear to the people, he said.
Khadim Hussaini, speaking on behalf of the bereaved families, asked the president to create a scientific and cultural complex in memory of the victims.
He also suggested registration of the affected families with the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled. Hassain sought jobs for the victims’ children.
Ghani accepted demands of the victims’ families, but he hastened to explain meeting them would take time. He wished the injured a swift recovery.
He ordered the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum to regularly visit the victims’ families and cooperate with them in resolving their problems. Ghani also distributed medals and appreciation letters to heirs of the victims. At least 24 people including 15 officers of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, were killed and 45 others wounded in the suicide attack.
