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Wounded men lie on their beds in Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2017, after a massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul.(Photo: Associated Press)

A group of Arizona State University students is organizing a vigil for the victims of recent attacks they believearen't getting the recognition they deserve: Those killed by recentbombings in Afghanistan.

More than 150 people were killed in multiple explosions in Kabul, thecapital of Afghanistan, in the past week.

"Its absolutely tragic, and what hurts more is you hear these things going on like the Manchester tragedy and bombing in London and you see this outcry. ... It just kind of feels like there is this kind of selective mourning going on," ASU student Fara Arefi said.

"It feels like Afghan blood has become really cheap, because every time it is spilled, people dont seem to care."

She and the Afghan Student Association at ASU are organizing #AFGBleeds, a vigil to mourn those lives lost, on the university's Tempe campus Monday evening.

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghanisaid Tuesday thata suicide bomb that exploded in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on May 31killed at least 150 people and injured at least 300,possibly making it one of the deadliest attacks in the country since the American invasion in 2001.

A demonstration at the bomb site on June 2 drew at least 1,000 people and turned violentas protesters threw rocks at police and police shot and killed several protesters, according to TheAssociated Press.

On June 3, multiple explosions killed at least six people who were attending a funeral in Kabul for one of the protesters.

After Ghani's statement Tuesday,The Associated Press reported that a bombkilled at least seven people and wounded eight near a mosque in the city of Herat, which is about 400 miles west of Kabul.

Afghans mourned the loss of family members, friends and colleagues on June 1, 2017, a day after a truck bomb exploded in Kabul.(Photo: The Associated Press)

Arefi, a23-year-old senior majoring in biological sciences,was born in the United States, but her family is from Afghanistan. She has helped organize many interfaith events on campus, recently fundraising for an Islam Awareness Week at ASU.

The vigil, planned from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Old Main on the Tempe campus,is open to the public. It will include an opening speech, a moment of silence, speakers from various faith groups, and possibly an open mic where "people from the community can come express their grief and viewpoints," Arefi said.

She will end the event by reciting a spoken-word poem about Afghanistan.

"The point of the vigil is basically to bring awareness and offer those souls a moment of silence, a prayer some peace, hopefully," Arefi said.

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