Afghanistan holds first Independence Day observance in 40 years
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Uniformed girls marched alongside male classmates as hundreds of spectators -- turbaned men and women with burqas thrown back -- cheered them on Monday in a new mood of liberation marking this former Taliban stronghold's first Independence Day celebration in more than two decades.
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