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Afghan women and men carry a picture of Massood, assassinated Northern Alliance leader, at the Kabul sport stadium, Monday Aug. 19, 2002 during Afghanistan's Independence celebrations. The transitional government has canceled plans for a traditional military parade in Kabul on Afghanistan's Independence Day instead lower-key events, such as sports exhibitions, marked the day, which commemorates Afghanistan's independence from British dominion in 1919. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)