Parade marks independence from British colonial rule

(19 Aug 2002)

City Stadium
1. Men holding guns dancing
2. Poster
3. Men waving guns in air
4. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and ex-king Mohammad Zaher Shah waving to crowd
5. Close shot men waving Afghan flags
6. Various women and girls walking in parade
7. Armed guard
8. Audience looking at sky
9. Parachutist in sky, pan as he lands
10. Brass band playing
11. Mid shot Karzai and ex-king Mohammad Zaher Shah watching parade and waving to crowd, pull out to parade  passing
12. Girls walking in parade
13. Various parade
14. Hamid waving to crowd, zoom out

STORYLINE:

Amid tight security Afghans celebrated 83 years of indpendence from Britain on Monday.

In the capital Kabul, Independence Day ceremonies were largely confined to the city stadium.

People waved the black, red and green national flag, and watched martial arts and parachute displays.

Celebrations also included a student parade and the firing of old rifles seized from the British.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, his Cabinet, and ex-king Mohammad Zaher Shah attended the celebrations - and security at the event was tight.

Afghan authorities said the traditional military parade had been cancelled to save money.

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