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First Car Swarms now miraculous shaheed graves! **spit!
At Kandahar's Arab cemetery, victims of the US "war on terror" are revered by many as shaheed (martyrs) and their graves are believed to possess miraculous powers. Each day, hundreds of sick people visit the graves of more than 70 Arab and other foreign fighters and their family members who were killed in US bombing in the southern Afghan city in late 2001.Soon after their burial, a cult developed around them and the graves became centres of pilgrimage for many in the area. People started seeing them as miracle workers, healers and intercessors for others before God. Six years after US-led troops ousted the Taleban, devotion to these "foreign guests" is still alive. "Most of the visitors are sick people seeking blessings from the dead while others come hoping their social or financial problems will end," says Sangeena, a woman in her 50s who lives nearby and looks after the graves. For the past several years, Sangeena has come to the cemetery every day. "They are martyrs and it is my duty to serve them." Posted by: 3dc 2008-01-20 |
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