Holy Self-flagellation
Ashura, the 10th of Muharam is a holy day for Muslims and especial day for Shiites. This day is a remarkable day in Islamic calendar, the day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussian the son Ali and the grandson of Muhammad in the unequal battle of Karbala in the year Hijri 61 (AD 680). Every year, Afghan Shiite mourners congregate in Kabul to mark the holy day of Ashura. In 2011 an attacker detonated a suicide vest among the crowd of mourners, killing at least 80 people. It was the country’s first major sectarian attack since the fall of the Taliban regime.