BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Aug. 26, 2012) – Insurgents caused 101 civilian casualties in eastern Afghanistan from Aug. 11 to 25, as Ramazan wound down. They killed 26 innocent Afghans and injured 75.
Logar province suffered a significant loss when Qari Ghulam Rasoul, the director of Hajj and Auqaf, was shot and killed Saturday evening outside of his house, less than two months from the Hajj.
Mohammad Taher Sabari, Logar provincial governor said, “I am very saddened with the news that a true public servant and a scholar was martyred by insurgents who truly showed once again they are enemies of peace and the people of Afghanistan.”
Governor Sabari strongly condemns this un-Islamic and inhuman act of insurgents with the strongest terms and offers his condolences to the family of Qari Rasoul.
Despite the efforts of the enemies of the Government of Republic of Afghanistan, ISAF forces in eastern Afghanistan remain committed to partnering with their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts to secure a stable and prosperous future for the Afghan people.
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