Sunday, May 20, 2012

Afghanistan Votes New National Holiday

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Afghanistan's Parliament has voted to make September 9 a new annual national holiday to honour Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated on September 9 2001, two days before the 9/11 attacks on the US. [full story]