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| | Sunday, 7 July, 2002, 21:18 GMT 22:18 UK In pictures: Afghan leader's funeral Afghan Vice-President Haji Abdul Qadir has been honoured with a state funeral after his assassination.  Huge crowds gathered at Kabul's main mosque to pay respects to Qadir  Qadir was given full military honours with troops marching by the coffin and saluting the slain politician  His body was flown from Kabul to Jalalabad before beginning its final journey on the shoulders of relatives  The coffin was draped in Afghanistan's national flag before it was lowered into the grave  Prayers were said in the grave for the dead man, eulogised as a "hero of Afghanistan" (AFP)  Seven shots were fired as mourners wept (AP) | |
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