Ghani condemns targeted attack on former journalist and DAB staff

president Ashraf Ghani has condemned the attack on Central Bank employees, including former TV journalist Yama Siawash, who died in a magnetic IED explosion in Kabul on Saturday morning.

Siawash and two others were killed in the targeted attack in Macroryan in the city.

In a series of tweets by the Presidential Palace, Ghani also passed on his condolences to the families of the victims and ordered a full investigation into the attack.

“President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the IED blast that targeted a car carrying staff of Da Afghanistan Bank (Central Bank) in Macrorayan area of Kabul this morning.

“Unfortunately the attack took lives of three DAB staff including Yama Siawash, a former renowned journalist and his two other colleagues,” said Ghani.

Siawash was a well known TV news anchor for TOLOnews until he took time off to do an MBA in India last year. He than joined DAB after graduating.

According to his relatives, his funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon in Kabul.

Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation also condemned the attack and sent his condolences to the families of the victims.