Muslims have begun celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with solemn sunrise prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts.
In Indonesia, throngs of believers went to mosques for the start of Eid al-Fitr.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai used the occasion to urge the Taliban to lay down their arms, join the political process and stop killing innocent civilians.
The three days of festivities end a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting and prayer for Muslims.
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