AFGHAN SOLDIERS RAISE A PORTRAIT OF AHMAD SHAH MASOOD IN KABUL, 2002-09-08 (photo)

Afghan soldiers raise a giant portrait of the legendary Northern Alliance commander Ahmad Shah Masood who was assassinated last year by suspected al Qaeda operatives in Kabul September 8, 2002. Masood, the legendary face of the anti-Taliban resistance, still has the power to unite and divide Afghans, even a year after his death. His ethnic Tajik kin are determined to mark on Monday the first anniversary of his assassination at the hands of suspected al Qaeda operatives with rallies and rhetoric that suggest the Masood personality cult is alive and well. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside DW/CP