DEATH OF A HERO
Ahmed Shah Massud
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FAREWELL MARJAN...
Marjan, the one-eyed lone
lion is no longer the king of
Kabul zoo
PICTURES from the grenade attack!
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SEE ALSO ON THE FRONTLINE AND ROCKET LAUNCHER AT WORK
461032 Multiple-barrel "Stalin's Organ" rocket launcher MB-21at work on Awar Soy frontline
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460901 Traffic policeman in Dashte Qualeh
460879 Strongpost in Hai Khanoun
461263 Wounded fighter in a frontline medication post in Awar Soy (see ON THE FRONTLINE)
460949 Truck-mounted AA (Anti Aircraft machine gun) while crossing Kotcha river in Dashte Qaleh and heading to Awar Soy frontline
461088 Mujahid base in Awar Soy
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460883 Horse-mounted ethnic Uzbek troops in Hai Khanoun
461073 Mamoor Hassan, ethnic Uzbek, main commander in Dashte Qaleh
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460853 Commander Massud's bodyguards. In the foreground, the leader Haji Mustafa
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460859 On a 4x4 car taking me to Dashte Qaleh
461015 Commander Massud's aides at work on detailed maps
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460971 The very front line trenches in Awar Soy
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Maria Grazia Cutuli
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Farewell, good ol' Marjan...
The lone king of Kabul zoo succumbs to his age at 48, after surviving years and years of deprivations and symbolizing to kabulis the spirit of resiliency itself
Well.....that's sad news, indeed. To my eyes, Marjan symbolized hope.  However, in thinking about that dear old lion's death I choose to believe that when he heard the swoosh of kites flying over Kabul, heard the roars from the football stadium, experienced the renewed sounds of music in the air and heard the click-click of chess pieces being moved around chessboards....well, the old guy knew that there was plenty of hope around and it was okay for him to let go and fly off, amid kite strings, to wherever it is the spirits of animals go.
Peace to you Marjan and peace to Afghanistan.
[Diana Smith, via the Internet]
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