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Afghans find body of former president slain decades ago
Afghan authorities have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of former president Mohammad Daud Khan and his family members and aides.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:02 June 28, 2008
Kabul: Afghan authorities have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of former president Mohammad Daud Khan and his family members and aides.
Khan and the others were killed in a military coup three decades ago.
"Two mass graves, one containing 16 bodies and the other 12, were found. We recognised by their shoes and clothes that the graves belonged to the deceased Daud Khan, his family and cabinet members," his grandson Mahmoud Ghazi Daud told reporters on Saturday.
He did not give further details on the identification process or provide more details on the discovery.
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