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Murdered Afghan leader is buried

Flags flew at half mast as the political elite joined family members and supporters to pay their respects at a ceremony at the presidential palace.

Mr Khan was killed in a communist-inspired coup in 1978. His remains were found in a mass grave last year.

He ousted his cousin, King Zahir Shah, in a coup in 1973 to become president.

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