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The funeral of Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul – in pictures

Rabbani funeral: Soldiers carry the coffin
Soldiers carry the coffin of Burhanuddin Rabbani during his funeral at the presidential palace in Kabul. The 70-year-old had been appointed by President Hamid Karzai to Afghanistan's High Peace Council, which was seeking to reconcile the country's warring factions Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AFP/Getty Images
Rabbani funeral: preparations are made for the state funeral
A member of the Afghanistan national police force patrols near the Massoud circle before the state funeral of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Rabbani funeral: Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Afghan president Hamid Karzai (fourth from right), his vice-presidents Mohammad Qasim Fahim (fourth from left) and Mohammed Karim Khalili (third from left), and MP Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf (third from right) look on as Burhanuddin Rabbani's coffin lies in state at the presidential palace in Kabul. Karzai had hailed Rabbani as a tireless advocate for reconciliation Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
Rabbani funeral: Soldiers march with a military vehicle transporting the coffin
Soldiers march alongside a military vehicle transporting the coffin of Burhanuddin Rabbani Photograph: Reuters
Rabbani funeral: Mourners carry the coffin through a crowd
Mourners surge to kiss the coffin of Burhanuddin Rabbani after the stately funeral ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Rabbani funeral: A TV cameraman films the burial ceremony
A TV cameraman films the burial of Burhanuddin Rabbani Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Rabbani funeral: burial ceremony on Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul
Rabbani's coffin is carried above the crowd to the burial ground on Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Rabbani funeral: Mourners pray over the grave
Mourners pray over the grave of Burhanuddin Rabbani. Supporters of the former president's political faction railed against neighbouring Pakistan for allegedly fomenting conflict in their country Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Rabbani funeral: A mourner prays at Rabbani's graveside
A mourner prays at Rabbani's grave at Wazir Akbar Khan cemetery after the funeral service Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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