Ambassador Jawad Condoles with Families
of the Plane Crash Victims
Embassy of Afghanistan
04/07/2004
Washington, D.C. - Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador
of Afghanistan to the United States, joins His Excellency President
Hamid Karzai in expressing his profound sadness over the loss
of 16 Coalition forces and US government contractors in a helicopter
crash due to bad weather conditions yesterday near the city
of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Ambassador Jawad sadly reacted: “We are
deeply shocked by this unfortunate news, and the people of Afghanistan
mournfully condole with the families who lost their loved ones
in this very tragic incident. The victims were true heroes,
who together with other dedicated Americans, made Afghanistan
and the world a safer place. I salute their courage and heroism,
and unforgettably appreciate their sacrifice for expanding freedom
and democracy in Afghanistan and the world over.”
Contact:
M. Ashraf Haidari
(202) 483-6410, (Ex-811)
[email protected]
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