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Viewing cable 09KABUL3573, CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM FM SPANTA TO SECRETARY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09KABUL3573 2009-11-07 12:27 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Kabul 
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBUL #3573 3111227
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 071227Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2910
 
UNCLAS KABUL 003573 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV OPDC OPRC
SUBJECT: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM FM SPANTA TO SECRETARY 
CLINTON 
 
1. (U) Embassy Kabul received the following Diplomatic Note 
and Letter dated October 26 from the Minister of Foreign 
Affairs Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta. The original letter was 
written in Dari and the following is a translation. 
 
2. (U) Begin Text 
Her Excellency Hillary Clinton 
Secretary of State 
United States of America 
 
With great regrets, I received the news of the sorrowful 
death of the eleven US soldiers and three US civilians in a 
plane crash in southern Afghanistan. 
 
I hereby express my deepest condolences to you and the 
families of those soldiers who lost their lives while serving 
in Afghanistan for security and stability of our country. 
 
Please accept my deepest condolences and sympathies. 
 
Regards, 
Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta 
Minister of Foreign Affairs 
 
Kabul-Afghanistan 
26 October 2009 
 
End Text 
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