KABUL, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Afghan caretaker government's Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Wednesday called for the development of the war-ravaged country and urged his countrymen to spare no efforts to rebuild the country, said a statement of the Arg or Prime Minister's office.
Wishing happy Eid al-Fitr to the countrymen, the prime Minister also urged the people of Afghanistan to take the country towards progress, the statement added.
The prime minister made the remarks after offering the Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Arg with senior military and civil officials.
Afghans celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the second largest annual religious festival to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, amid tight security on Wednesday. ■
