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Friends and relatives of Agence France Presse (AFP) Afghanistan Chief Photographer Shah Marai Faizi gather at his burial in Gul Dara, Kabul on April 30, 2018, after his death in the second of two bombings that occurred in the Afghan capital. - Friends and colleagues of Shah Marai have reacted with shock and grief to news of the veteran AFP photographer's death in Kabul. Marai, who leaves behind six children, was one of at least nine journalists killed in twin suicide bomb attacks that rocked the Afghan capital. At least another 16 people were killed in the blasts. (Photo by Andrew Quilty / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read ANDREW QUILTY/AFP/Getty Images)
This satellite image from 2005 shows, underneath the symbol of a yellow drawing pin, the area believed to be the site of a mass grave in Tazeh Abad cemetery.