
An Afghan policeman searches a vehicle at a police check point in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2016. Afghan security forces beefed up security ahead of Ashura. Ashura marks the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed and buried in Karbala, 100 km southwest of Baghdad, in 680 AD. (Xinhua/Sayed Mominzadah)