[Afghanistan] - Funeral held in Paktia for martyred Minister of Refugees Khalil Haqqani

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tight security steps were in put on Thursday in Garda Serai district in Paktia province for the funeral of martyred Minister of Refugees and
Repatriation Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani.Khalil Haqqani was martyred in an explosion on Wednesday inside the ministry in Kabul.The battle was
declared by ISIS-K (Daesh)
Khalil Haqqani was the uncle of Afghanistan&& s acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani, and the bro of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the
creator of the Haqqani Network.The funeral happened in Khalil Haqqani&& s home province-- where he was born in 1966
Countless people from around the country went to the ceremony, including high-ranking officials
Among those in attendance was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who likewise addressed those present.He said Khalil Haqqani had no personal enemies and
that Allah will avenge his death.On Thursday, messages of condolences and condemnation of the attack on the other hand poured in from around
the world.The UN Mission in Afghanistan was among those to condemn the ministry attack and stated in a post on X: && There can be no place
for terrorism in the mission for stability.&& Iran & s Foreign Ministry representative Esmaeil Baghaei likewise extended acknowledgements
to the bereaved families and wished a swift recovery for those injured in Wednesday&& s blast, Press TV reported.The United Arab Emirates
also && highly condemned the attack & at the Ministry of Refugees in Afghanistan.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)
verified that && the UAE reveals its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all kinds of violence and
terrorism targeted at undermining security and stability in contravention of international law.&& Furthermore, the Ministry revealed its
sincere acknowledgements and sympathy to Afghanistan and its individuals, and to the households of the victims of this attack, in addition
to its wishes for a fast healing for all the injured,& & the statement read.Afghanistan&& s previous president Hamid Karzai also revealed
sadness over the && martyrdom & of Khalil Haqqani and said: & With terrific grief, I learned that Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister
of Refugees and Repatriation, together with a variety of our compatriots, has actually been martyred in a surge at this ministry.&&
Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan&& s previous CEO, likewise condemned the attack and stated in a post on X: && We highly condemn the
terrorist attack on Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani and note that he belonged to an influential jihadi family in Afghanistan that played an
important role in the jihad versus the former Soviet intrusion.&& We wish the survivors and family members of the late Haqqani and other
martyrs of this incident,& & he said.The post Funeral held in Paktia for martyred Minister of Refugees Khalil Haqqani first appeared on
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