PHOTOS: Afghanistan buries Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) with others carries the flag-covered coffin of Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's most feared warlords during his burial ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on March 11, 2014. Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's most feared warlords, died of natural causes after a turbulent life that reflected the country's recent past. Fahim, a leader of the Tajik ethnic minority, was senior vice-president under President Hamid Karzai, who will step down at elections next month as US-led combat forces pull out of Afghanistan after 13 years of fighting the Taliban. (SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527944519 )
A helicopter flies over Afghan residents as they attend the burial of Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's most feared warlords, at a ceremony on a hilltop in Kabul on March 11, 2014. Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim died of natural causes after a turbulent life that reflected the country's recent past. Fahim, a leader of the Tajik ethnic minority, was senior vice-president under President Hamid Karzai, who will step down at elections next month as US-led combat forces pull out of Afghanistan after 13 years of fighting the Taliban. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527950486 )
An Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter flies as Afghan men attend in the burial of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fought the Taliban who was later accused with other warlords of targeting civilian areas during the country's civil war, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was 57. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan honor guards carry the coffin of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fought the Taliban who was later accused with other warlords of targeting civilian areas during the country's civil war, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was 57. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan men run to to get a better view as they attend in the burial of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan officials and relatives offer prayers towards the unseen coffin of Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's most feared warlords, during his funeral on a hilltop in Kabul on March 11, 2014. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527951375 )
Afghan supporters carry a poster bearing the image of former Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim (C), formerly one of the country's most feared warlords, during his funeral on a hilltop in Kabul on March 11, 2014. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527951097 )
An Afghan armored vehicle carries the coffin of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fought the Taliban who was later accused with other warlords of targeting civilian areas during the country's civil war, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was 57. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center second row, prays amongst others during the funeral procession of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fought the Taliban who was later accused with other warlords of targeting civilian areas during the country's civil war, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was 57. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) pays his last respects as he prays with others at the flag-covered coffin of Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's most feared warlords during his burial ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on March 11, 2014. (SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527944520 )
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers fire mortars after the burial of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ( APTOPIX Afghanistan )
Afghan men attend the burial of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ( APTOPIX Afghanistan )
Afghan honor guards carry the coffin of Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim during his funeral procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool) ( Afghanistan )
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