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The Afghan valley proud of its young suicide bombers |
2023-06-10 |
[France24] Taliban-trained suicide bomber Ismail Ashuqullah regrets missing the chance to blow himself up at the height of the Afghan war -- like many other young men from the lush green Tangi Valley. He had fought for eight years with the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... against US-led foreign forces and Afghan government troops before joining a special brigade trained for suicide missions. But the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021 and the collapse of the Western-backed government meant he missed his chance. |
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