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Members of the Afghan Students Association at ASU were joined by others Monday in front of Old Main to remember people killed in recent bombings in Afghanistan.(Photo: Robert Gundran)

A few dozen people gathered in front of Old Main at Arizona State University'sTempe campus Monday evening for a vigil for victims of recent bombings in Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan.

Approximately 40 people of different faiths and ethnicities attended the memorial. More than 150 people were killed in the Afghan bombings.

The event was organized by the Afghan Student Association at ASU.

The vigil beganwith a moment of silence before attendees spoke about the casualties and ongoing conflictin Afghanistan.

Afghans continue to bathe in the blood of their loved ones, said Fara Arefi, president of the Afghan Student Association.

There comes a time when we must stop seeing Afghan lives as just numbers. Afghanistan is more than just a land of casualties, she said.

Several members ofChurch of Latter-day Saints student groupat ASU attended the vigil, sayingthat although they might not have direct ties to Afghanistan, they view it as their duty to stand next to their fellow men and women.

God teaches us to love one another, and even though we found out about this event super last-minute, we were very excited to have the opportunity to gather with our brothers and sisters to stand together to express our sorrow, said Austin Hancock, a member of the LDS Student Association.

Members of the Afghan Student Association said such community support is importantbut doesnt stop there.

When anything happens elsewhere in the world, you know it through social media, news channels, but with what happened recently in Afghanistan, it was kind of hard for people to really understand whats going onbecause of the lack of people talking about it, said Zorah Zafari, vice president of the association.

Afghanistan has been facing things like this for the past couple of decades, and we want people to see that their lives also matter, and to treat their lives how they would treat lives over here, she said.

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