Baghlan 8th Anniversary Of 15th Aqrab Martyrs Marked

Kabul residents marked the 8th anniversary of the deputies of the National Assembly in the Baghlan incident and other martyrs.

Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, the former minister of commerce, who was killed in a suicide attack in Baghlan province on November 7, 2007, was remembered by his friends and followers on his eight death anniversary on Friday.

Survivors of the 8 years ago incident in Baghlan called on government to reopen the case of 15th Aqrab and identification of the perpetrators of the serial killers in Afghanistan.

“The former government failed to reveal the real incident of 15th Aqrab. Now we hope from the leaders of the national unity government to fulfill their commitments regarding the issue,” Sayed Ali Kazimi, Parliament member said.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah encouraged people a determination to eliminate the disbelieves and said, “Sayed Mustafa Kazimi along with other martyrs have not hesitated of anything that was useful for the country and they themselves went toward the testimony.”

On November 7, 2007, a suicide bomber plunged at a delegation of lawmakers who were visiting a small town in northern Baghlan province. At least 26 people were killed in the attack, which included Mr. Kazemi, a group of parliamentarians and school children.

Mr. Kazemi was among the five members of Parliament killed in that attack. More than 50 others were wounded in the attack.

The lawmakers killed in the incident included Abdul Mateen from Helmand, Qudrutallah Zaki from Takhar, Said Rahman Hehmat, from Kunar and Muhammad Arif Zarif from Kabul.

The attack took place outside a sugar factory in Pul-i-Kumri area of Baghlan, where the bomber detonated his explosives, leading to carnage.