President Ghani's Statement at 18th SAARC Summit Kathmandu - president.gov

I lead a country marked by recurrent acts of terror against the innocent.  The tragedy of Yahya Khel on Sunday, where 57 of our citizens were murdered in cold blood during a game of volleyball is a reminders, as is the earlier tragedy of Wagah in Pakistan.   To hold wounded children in one’s arms in a hospital, as I was late Sunday evening, is to feel the depth of our fall from our sense of shared humanity and the values of our great religions.  Read More