Deh Mazang Name Changed To ‘Martyrs Square’ After Deadly Suicide Bombings
MEP: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday has changed the name of Deh Mazang area in Kabul city to ‘Martyrs Square’ after deadly suicide attacks that killed and wounded over 300.
“President Ghani has named Deh Mazang ‘Matyrs Square’ to honor and respect the victims of the brutal attack as well as help remember those who have lost their lives to support democracy in the country”, a statement by his office said.
The statement adds that the decision was taken so that the generations of the country remember the value of democracy and what cost the Afghan people have achieved it.
According to the statement, the Municipality of Kabul has been instructed by President Ghani to take actions regarding the decision.
At least 80 people were killed and more than 230 others wounded when two Daesh (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists detonated their explosives among the protesters on Saturday afternoon as thousands of people had gathered to protest against the government’s planned routing of the 500kV power line project.
