Afghan Vice President Mohammed Fahim, second from right, attends the last day of the Loya Jirga in Kabul on Nov. 24, 2013. (Omar Sobhani/ Reuters)
Afghan Vice President Qassim Fahim Dies At 57 -- Al Jazeera
Marshal Mohammed Qassim Fahim, who suffered from diabetes, died of natural causes, authorities say.
Kabul - Afghanistan's first vice president, Marshal Mohammed Qassim Fahim, has died in the country's capital, a spokesman for the Afghan government has confirmed.
In an online statement on Sunday, Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said that Fahim had passed away and that the government had called for a national mourning period.
"The government of Afghanistan has called for three-day national mourning, during which the national flag will be half-hoisted for his demise," Faizi said on his Twitter account.
Fahim, 57, who became Karzai's first vice president in 2009, had been suffering from diabetes for years and was believed to be in ill health.
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More News On The Death Of Afghan President Marshal Mohammed Qassim Fahim
Afghanistan's powerful vice-president Fahim dies in Kabul -- DAWN/Reuters
Warlord Who Tamped Conflicts as Afghan Vice President Dies -- New York Times
Afghan Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, 57, dies -- UPI
Mohammed Fahim dies at 57; Afghanistan’s first vice president -- Washington Post
Afghan vice president Mohammad Qasim Fahim dies, aged 57 -- The Independent
Afghan vice-president has died of natural causes, say officials -- The Guardian
Afghanistan's Powerful Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim Dies -- NBC News
Afghanistan First Vice President Qasim Fahim Dies From Illness -- Bloomberg Businessweek
From Afghan warlord to vice-president: Fahim dies in Kabul -- AFP
Afghan Vice President’s Death Shakes Up Political Field -- WSJ
My Comment: Every news organization is going out of it's way to emphasize the point that he died from natural causes .... such is life in Afghanistan.
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