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70-year old Afghan man recites Qur’an over graves of deceased

Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (US$2) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones

Yusuf, 70, who recites from the koran over graves of the deceased, poses at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, recites from the koran at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, who recites from the koran over graves of the deceased, poses at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, recites from the koran at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, who recites from the koran over graves of the deceased, poses at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, recites from the koran at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

Yusuf (R), 70, recites from the koran at a graveyard in Kabul on April 25, 2012. Yusuf earns 100 Afghani (2 USD) for reciting prayers over graves being visited by relatives and loved ones. (AFP/Getty Images)

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