President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Lashkargah city, the capital of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan earlier today.

The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani is accompanied by a delegation of high level government officials during his visit to the province.
The statement further added that President Ghani would meet with the families of Abdul Jabar Qahraman and Saleh Mohammad Achekzai to offer his condolences over their deaths.
Abdul Jabar Qahraman was killed in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device planted his electoral office in Lashkargah city eleven days ago.
In the meantime, ARG Palace said President Ghani would also meet with the provincial civilian and military officials, tribal elders, religious scholars, women, youths, provincial council members, teachers, university lecturers, civil society activists and other people of the province.