CLEAN: Ashura rituals under way in Kabul

The 10-day Ashura rituals are in full swing in Afghanistan. The religious festival, which commemorates the killing of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad in the year 680, is celebrated by Shiites Muslims by holding public displays of grief, including flaying their backs with ships and chains. Thousands of worshippers gathered in Kabul on Thursday. Kabul, Afghanistan (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
The 10-day Ashura rituals are in full swing in Afghanistan. The religious festival, which commemorates the killing of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad in the year 680, is celebrated by Shiites Muslims by holding public displays of grief, including flaying their backs with ships and chains. Thousands of worshippers gathered in Kabul on Thursday. Kabul, Afghanistan (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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AFPTV
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December 29, 2009
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Kabul, Afghanistan
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