President Karzai Is Deeply Saddened By
the Death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Released by Office of the Spokesman to the President
08/01/2005
Arg, Presidential Compound, Kabul - H.E. Hamid
Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is
saddened by the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
The President was notified of this news during
the Cabinet meeting this morning and together with the Cabinet
members prayed for his soul. The President praised his strong
personality and admired his invaluable services to the Muslim
world. The President said “King Fahd is the only king
who has been able to earn the title of the servant of the two
holy sites in Saudi Arabia.”
“The people of Afghanistan will continue
to remember his lasting friendship with the people of Afghanistan
as well as his unstinting support during the years of Jehad
(holy war) against the Soviets,” the President added.
The President ordered that Afghanistan’s
flag be flown at half-mast across the country and around the
world where Afghanistan is represented, and called upon the
people of Afghanistan to pray for his soul.
The President, on behalf of the people of
Afghanistan, expressed his heart-felt condolences to King Fahd’s
family, the people of Saudi Arabia and to Muslims around the
world.
