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Afghans get prepared to attend Arba'een processions

Shia Muslim pilgrims walk on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad towards the southern Iraqi city of Karbala on October 24, 2018, ahead of Arba'een, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. (AFP)

Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul

Like the rest of Muslims especially Shias around the world, people in Afghanistan are also preparing to mark Arba'een or the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. While most Afghans mark this event inside the country thousands of others get to the city of Karbala to attend this procession.  


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