KABUL: A mourning and praying ceremony for Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, the Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriations, was held at the Arg with the presence of the Prime Minister and other senior officials of the Islamic Emirate.
According to a statement from Arg on Saturday, the ceremony was attended by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the Prime Minister; Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Mawlavi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of Interior, other cabinet members, Mujahidin, scholars and some officials of the Islamic Emirate.
The participants prayed for the soul of the late Shaheed Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani and his companions, asking for paradise for them.
Earlier, a similar mourning ceremony for Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani was held in Paktia province with the presence of Islamic Emirate officials, influential figures, scholars, mujahidin, and residents of various provinces of the country.