Afghanistan\'s President Ashraf Ghani attends the celebrations in Kabul on Thursday
President Ashraf Ghani pictured at the Independence Day celebrations in Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani prepares to lay a wreath at the celebrations in Kabul
An Afghan guard of honour marches as the national anthem plays during the celebrations
President Ashraf Ghani inspects a guard of honour during the celebrations in Kabul
President Ghani prepares to lay a wreath at the Ministry of Defence compound in Kabul
President Ghani looks on as he inspects a guard of honour at the Ministry of Defence compound
The Independence Day commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi which granted independence from Britain