US Ambassador to Kabul Hugo Llorens said in a statement that the legendary historian, Nancy Hatch Dupree, who died on Sunday, would be remembered by generations to come.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Nancy Dupree, a pillar of the American community in Afghanistan for many decades, whose love for this country and dedication to its culture and history will be forever remembered.”

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Sunday at least 13 Kabul residents, including a woman and a police officer, werewounded during a day of careless shooting by Ahmad Shah Massoud supporters on Saturday.

Saturday was the 16th anniversary of Massoud’s assassination and the start of the Martyrs Week – a day marked officially inthe Loya Jirga tent in Kabul.