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Afghan women go to the main mosque to offer Eid-al-Adha prayers in the main mosque in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on October 15, 2013. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. AFP PHOTO/ Farshad USYAN