Sunday, April 23, 2017
Kabul (BNA) President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issuing a decree announced Sunday (today) as the national mourning day, to pay tribute to the martyrs of Shaheen 209 Corps, who lost their lives in a terrorist attack on Friday, a presidential statement said. The presidential palace approved the following points to condole and pay tribute to the martyrs of Shaheen 209 Corps terrorist attack during Friday prayer. “1. Sunday has been announced as the national mourning day and the country’s flags should remain half-mast in all Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions inside and outside of the country. 2. Praying ceremonies should be held in presidential mosque and all other mosques across the country for the martyrs of the terrorist attack on Shaheen 209 corps,” the statement concluded.
