| | RAISED BLADES | | | | An Afghan Shiite flagellates himself with chains and knives during the holy day of Ashoura in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. Credit: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul | | | | |