Shi'ite Muslims in Kabul cut themselves with swords at Shia festival after Taliban takes control

GRUESOME photos show Shia Muslims slice their kids' heads with razors as blood-soaked worshippers cut themselves with swords to celebrate the holy festival of Ashura.

Devout Muslims in cities across the Middle East carried out a ritual of self-flagellation to mark the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

They mark Husayn's death at the Battle of Karbala, fought between Husayn and Yazid I on October 10 680AD to determine who should succeed the prophet as the leader of Islam.

Yazid is considered a tyrant by some Muslims, and Husayn's death is considered by the Shia community to be a symbol of humanity's struggle against injustice, tyranny, and oppression.

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