A parade in Kabul to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Masood, former leader of the Northern Alliance.<br/> Masood was assassinated two days before the 2001 World Trade Centre attacks by two suicide bombers posing as journalists. The explosives were hidden in their camera.<br/> The ceremony was attended by Afghan Vice President Marshal Fahim, along with other top government officials.<br/> Masood's brother thanked the people of Afghanistan for the memorial.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AHMAD WALI MASOOD BROTHER OF LATE AHMAD SHAH MASOOD:<br/> "I am very proud today that the great people of Afghanistan indeed celebrate this day. In a good way, we are thankful to the people of Afghanistan for their celebration."<br/> Ahmad Masood was a leading member of the Mujahideen holy warriors who fought Soviet occupation in the 80's.<br/> From the mid 90's his Northern Alliance fought the Taliban, and ultimately helped the US-led forces to overthrow the fundamentalist regime.<br/> A former Afghan foreign minister - and close associate of Masood - chose the anniversary to criticise the government's handling of the current insurgency.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (English) ABDULLAH ABDULLAH AFGHANISTAN FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER:<br/> "The government is losing the people of Afghanistan, so to overcome the insurgency and these circumstances for this government, and for this leadership, it seems to me close to impossible."<br/> Ten years on from Masood's death, Afghanistan remains a deeply divided society - critics say those divisions may deepen if the government continues to pursue a deal with theTaliban.<br/> Nick Rowlands, Reuters.
