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Besides of this, people in GBAO also like to know more about the spiritual leader Aga Khan who visit the area together with the president.
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The campaign was coincidental the visit of Aga Khan, the Ismaili leader, together with the current president Imamali, to the bridges connecting GBAO to Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.
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"We hope so," said Tillo, "as Aga Khan will come here, together with the presidents of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
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The Ismailis continued the line until now and Aga Khan was their 49th Imam.
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Nevertheless, it was still Aga Khan who provided life here.
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How about Aga Khan who was going to visit GBAO at the end of this month together with the president?"Aga Khan is not political.People know that.He just comes to innaugurate the bridges with Afghanistan, nothing more.I am also not political, but I dont think people here will consider Imamali Rakhamanov is connected with the Highness."Aliboy had seen aga Khan twice, in Ishkashim and Langar, in Aga Khan's previous visits, and now he wished to see the adored man for the third time.
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This smaller room had also a photo of Aga Khan on the wall.
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In every room there is noticeable photo of Aga Khan, the spiritual leader.
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"Thanks to God, thanks to Aga Khan, for their kindness to us" - Mamadrayonova Khurseda
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It was Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Ismaili sect who saved majority Ismaili community in GBAO from starvation.International aid convoy came from Kyrgyzstan.It was also the Aga Khan Foundation which introduced work training programs for unemployed local community, provided micro credit programs, built universities and schools, re-connected the severely separated communities from both sides of the river by building road and bridges, and introduced new income sources from tourism.The same programs are also being implemented in Wakhan and Badakhshan of Afghanistan with a clear aim, to bring better tomorrow for the community.
"Thanks to God, thanks to Aga Khan, for their kindness to us," said Mamadrayonova Khurseda, a 60 year old woman ex-journalist from Khorog.