A Shiite Muslim rest after flagellating himself with chains during an Ashura procession in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2009. Thousands of faithful Shiite Afghan mourners on Wednesday observed Ashura, the day of the martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Imam Hussain and his 72 comrades who were murdered in Karbala of Iraq in 680.[Xinhua]