Thousands mourn anti-Taliban leader

Large crowds have attended the funeral of the main leader of the anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Masood.

Sun, 16 Sep, 2001 - 14:06

Large crowds have attended the funeral of the main leader of the anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Masood.

Weeping mourners carried pictures of the veteran commander, as he was buried near his home village in the heart of the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan.

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