H. Res. 811 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 14, 2007. 

Whereas on November 6, 2007, a terrorist carried out a suicide bombing in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan 

that deliberately targeted a delegation of 18 members of 

the Wolesi Jirga, the directly elected chamber of the National Assembly of Afghanistan; 

Whereas this horrific bombing was the deadliest suicide attack since the liberation of Afghanistan from the brutal 

Taliban regime in 2001, reportedly killing at least 50 Afghan citizens, including several schoolchildren, and 

wounding dozens of others; 

Whereas at least six members of the Wolesi Jirga were killed 

in the attack, including Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Chair of 

the Economic Commission of the Wolesi Jirga and 

former Minister of Commerce; Engineer Abdul Matin, a 

member from the province of Helmland; Sibgatullah 

Zaki, a member from the province of Takhar; Haji Sahib 

Rahman Hemat, a member from the province of Kunar; 

Nazik Mir Sarferaz, a member from the Kunduz province; and Mohammad Arif Zarif, a member from Kabul; 

Whereas the legislative delegation transcended political, ethnic, and regional divisions and was targeted by this heinous act while carrying out its official duties in service 

to the Afghan people; 
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Whereas nearly six years after the liberation of Afghanistan 

from the Taliban, who provided al-Qaeda with a safe 

haven for planning the attacks of September 11, 2001, 

Afghanistan remains under siege, and the democratically 

elected Government of Afghanistan remains subject to attacks from remnants of the Taliban who have regrouped 

along with other insurgent groups, including al-Qaeda; 

Whereas poppy cultivation and opium production, which directly support, sustain, and finance insurgents, militias, 

and terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan, continue to dramatically increase; 

Whereas the security of Afghanistan is closely intertwined 

with the security of its regional neighbors, and therefore 

cooperation and support from its neighbors in defeating 

insurgents and establishing security is urgently required; 

Whereas the international community, including the Government of the United States, has expressed its ongoing 

commitment to supporting the efforts of the Government 

and people of Afghanistan to build a stable, secure, and 

democratic nation with the achievement of the Afghanistan Compact in 2006; 

Whereas Afghanistan remains a critical front in the global 

struggle against terrorism, and supporting the development of democratic institutions in Afghanistan is critical 

to defeating this threat; and 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission of the 

United States House of Representatives has worked in 

partnership with the Wolesi Jirga to strengthen its institutional capacity, and remains committed to a strong and 

mutually-beneficial partnership: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) condemns in the strongest terms the November 

6, 2007, attack in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan 

and all other attacks against the democratic freedom 

and sovereignty of the Afghan people; 

(2) expresses its condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of the Wolesi Jirga; 

(3) supports the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to investigate the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice; 

(4) reaffirms the long-term commitment of the 

United States to the establishment of security, the 

strengthening of democratic and civil institutions, and 

the promotion of economic opportunity as the basis for 

a stable, secure, and democratic Afghanistan; and 

(5) calls upon the United States and other responsible nations to strengthen their efforts to further the 

goals and standards set forth in the Afghanistan Compact for improvements in security, governance, and economic development. 

Attest: 

Clerk.