MONITORING (SW) – “His father was disabled, but I was happy to have him as an elder son… I will die for you (my son)”, sighed the grieving mother who lost her 18-year-old son Milad in an explosion at the Abdul Rahim Shaheed school in western Kabul on Tuesday.
Milad was the eldest child of a family of eight and the most talented child of this grieving family. His death has cost dearly to all members of the family, especially his mother who is still in the shock. Milad’s mother did not have time to speak to media while mourning for her child, she kept calling Milad.
Milad’s father, Mohammad Hassan learned of the explosion three hours after the incident near the school where his son was studying. Although Milad’s mobile phone showed off, he called his child again and again. Hours later he found the body of his son at the Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital where most of the victims were transported.
The loss of the eldest son in this explosion forced Mohammad Hassan to prevent his other children from going to school in order to save their lives.
Mohammad Hassan says he is afraid of losing his other children in the process of education. “In such a way that there is no security and the enemies attack every school, we are forced to sit at home and grow up illiterate.”
Just next door, another family was mourning the loss of a father in this explosion.
Hearing the first explosion, Seyed Hassan rushed to the scene to make sure that his son, who is a student of Abdul Rahim Shahid School, is safe. But the second explosion killed him.
“I have no more love left for studying,” said his surviving son, Hussein. “The only support behind my back was my father. Now we do not have him. Who will support us?”
Relatives and friends of the victims blame the Islamic Emirate for its failure in ensuring security of the citizens.
The Abdul Rahim Shaheed School now present a deserted look. Unlike other days, this school is silent and there is no student except for teachers and school officials. It is not yet clear why the students did not show up on the next day for studies. It is felt that the students are discouraged from continuing their education.
Ghulam Haidar, director of the Abdul Rahim Shaheed School, said that although he had repeatedly asked the security agencies of the Islamic Emirate to ensure the security of the school, but their demands were not taken seriously. “Five people were killed instantly and two others got killed later,” he said of the school’s death toll and injuries. “Eleven others were injured.”
We wanted to have the views of the Kabul Police Command in the report, but the spokesman did not answer repeated calls.
Health and security officials confirmed that 6 people were killed and 20 were injured, but unofficial statistics show that only in the first explosion near the school of Abdul Rahim Shaheed, 20 to 25 students were killed.
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