Masood laid to rest

PESHAWAR, SEPT. 15 The body of anti-Taliban military commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, who died yesterday of injuries sustained in an assassi-nation attempt on Sunday, was buried in Panjsher town in northern Afghanistan today, the AIP said.

The ousted Afghan President, Mr. Rabbani, and thousands of Masood's supporters were present.

Masood (49) was the chief commander of the opposition northern alliance which controls about ten per cent of the territory in northeastern Afghanistan.

- DPA

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