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!
ONE DAY IN BAMIYAN
460034 Onboard the russian MI-8 helicopter which took me from Bagram air base, just north of Kabul, to Bamiyan, in central Afghanistan
460046 Tank from anti-Taleban coalition forces.
460081 Hazara-ethnic fighter stands in front of one of the 200 ft. tall Buddha statues
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460155 Baby-mujaheddin guarding the path to the strategically-located fort on top of the hill
461131 Bamiyan valley, view from an elevated post
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461133 Bamiyan valley
461134 Post just outside Bamiyan village
461142 Mujaheddins downloading ammo boxes
461125 Young Hazara woman in Bamiyan village
461129 This fighter, reportedly a former Red Army private, shifted to the mujaheddins and converted to Islam.
461137 Bamiyan valley, view
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461136 Bamiyan valley
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461141 Jamiat-I-Islami mujaheddins with score of rocket-propelled grenades
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461121 Defensive post on the hills surrounding Bamiyan
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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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