Ashura in Afghanistan as Taliban overrun | Graphic Contents
August 19, 2021
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
GRAPHIC CONTENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 19: Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, knives during a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, as Taliban take over in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2021. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the 7th century. Hamid Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency
