Boxing legend Ali takes fight for education to Kabul

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Ali, in his role as a United Nations peace ambassador, visited the Karte-Sei girls' school in Kabul as part of a three-day trip to Afghanistan aimed at highlighting efforts to reconstruct the country after its 23 years of conflict.

Though visibly frail and hampered by the degenerative effects of Parkinson's disease, the 60-year-old former world champion entertained crowds of enthralled girls, signing autographs and joining lessons.