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| Volunteers in Herat Flock To Donate Blood For Wounded Soldiers |
| 2015-12-25 |
| [Tolo News] As embattled Afghan troops continue to battle forces of Evil in volatile Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... , volunteers in Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... city on Thursday flocked to blood banks to donate blood to help maimed soldiers - a move widely hailed by local residents. The volunteers paid homage to troops who continue to battle forces of Evil in the volatile province. They have in turn called on the nation to support the security forces that fight the terrorists. "We are proud of the national army, national police and all other security organs - personnel who bravely and courageously defend our national pride, dignity, the motherland and the dignity of the people of Afghanistan and offer sacrifices of their lives in this way. Our blood is nothing, even we can donate our lives to them," civil society activist Dr. Nisar Ahmad Musaddiq said. "As the security forces continue to fight the enemies of Afghanistan, we are prepared to donate our blood, we can fight shoulder to shoulder with the security forces if needed," a member of Herat provincial council Ghulam Habib Hashemi said. The volunteers have called on the people across the country to come forward in support of the security forces. "A blood donation campaign is underway here, I came to donate blood and hope that the rest of our countrymen also participate and donate blood to those who are in need of it," Herat resident Mohammad Taha Sadiq said. Health officials have said that a large amount of blood has so far have been collected and part of it will be donated to provincial hospitals. |
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