Hawzah News Agency- the former president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani issued in a message on the occasion of the martyrdom of Hujjat al-Islam Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi and Amir Abdullahian, stating,” On the occasion of the martyrdom of President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian and a number of other political and religious figures of a friendly and neighboring country We express our condolences to the people of Iran and the families of the martyrs.

During my presidency, Iran became the closest partner in Afghanistan's foreign policy, and both countries, emphasizing their common interests, laid the foundation for a framework of relations for the short, medium and long term.

Ashraf Ghani added,” In the meeting I had with him at the inauguration ceremony of Hujjat al -Islam Raisi as the new president of Iran, I found him to be a patriot, a defender of Iran's interests, and at the same time interested in peace and stability in the region and the world.

It should be noted that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian crashed in a dense forest area in East Azarbaijan on Sunday.

The helicopter's passengers, including Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdullahian, Iran's East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to East Azarbaijan Province, along with several other people were martyred in the incident.