832-394310 - Shrine of the Cloak, Ahmad Shah Durrani mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

832-394309 - Shrine of the Cloak, Ahmad Shah Durrani mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

1350-1188 - Ahmad, 16 years old, works with metals and dangerous machinery, child labour, syrian refugee, in Arsal, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

1116-50337 - Tomb of Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, the Mahdi; Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan

832-385849 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, Roof domes, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran, Asia

1184-3502 - Ahmad Shah Massoud memorial, Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3499 - Shrine of the Cloak, Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3492 - Beautiful artwork in the Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3500 - Beautiful artwork in the Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

1131-1272 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, roof domes at sunset, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East

1131-1271 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East

1131-1283 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East

1131-1288 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, roof domes at sunset, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East

1104-878 - View of central square opposite Luxor temple, looking towards Ahmad Najam Mosque, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

817-425419 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse or Qasemi Bathhouse, Kashan, Iran

817-425420 - Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse or Qasemi Bathhouse, Kashan, Iran

817-422851 - Shah Cheragh mausoleum, Shiraz, Iran

1116-10833 - Tomb of Ahmad Zahir the famous singer of Afghanistan at the Shohada-e-Salehin cemetery in Kabul,, Afghanistan

857-62782 - A local hunter, Abdul Rahim, talks to the arbob, or leader, of Dera Jawal village, Nur Ahmad, on the edge of a field while a soldier looks on, in the Band-e Baba range, Kushk-i Khuna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

857-33945 - Men, soldiers and schoolboys carry banners and photos to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, during a memorial on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-34013 - Armed guards keep an eye on the crowds during a ceremony below the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-33947 - Schoolboys chant and carry banners to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-33952 - Crowds of boys and men, holding posters of Ahmad Shah Masood and Afghan president Hamid Karzai, line the roofs of buildings during a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, September 9, 2002. Thousands of people from all over Afghanistan and the world, including many important dignitaries, arrived in the Panjshir Valley for ceremonies honoring Masood, a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. The shrine to honor this latest of Afghan war heros was built in the Panjshir Valley as that is from where Masood led much popular resistance against both the Soviets and the Taliban forces.

857-33946 - Hundreds of men and boys pray during ceremonies at the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002.. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-34011 - Elaborate flower wreaths are brought by Afghan soldiers as tokens of respect to the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, at a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-33942 - Children play on a tank in the Panjshir Valley while waiting for ceremonies to begin in honor the one year anniversary of the assasination of Ahmad Shah Masood, September 9, 2002. The Panjshir Valley was a stronghold for the Tajik people and the famous commander Masood in their struggle first against the Soviets and then against the Taliban. The valley and villages of the Panjshir were subjected to heavy bombing and destruction during the Afghan-Soviet war, but was never fully occupied. Now it is the heartland for the powerful Tajik ethnic group, the second largest in Afghanistan, who came to partial power after the fall of the Taliban.

741-920 - Mausoleum of Sayyed Mir Ahmad, brother of Imam Reza, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

741-919 - Mausoleum of Sayyed Mir Ahmad, brother of Imam Reza, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

312-2083 - Memorial plaque of assassinated Mujahadin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud know as the ' Lion of Panshir' an Afghan National Hero, situated opposite the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia