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MASOOD’S IMAGE LOOMS LARGE IN AFGHANISTAN
A EurasiaNet Photo Essay by Ed Grazda:
8/15/02
In life, Ahmad Shah Masood, as commander of the Northern Alliance, fought the Red Army to a standstill and kept the Taliban from overrunning all of Afghanistan. Masood’s assasination September 9, 2001, just two days before the terrorist attacks in the United States, helped set in motion the events that led to the Taliban’s downfall. With Afghanistan now trying to recover from over two decades of warfare, Masood’s legacy, as well as his image, are looming large. This photo essay by Edward Grazda shows how the images of Masood and other popular political figures are being utilized during the reconstruction process.
Editor’s Note: Photographer Edward Grazda has made repeated visits to Afghanistan over the years. He documented the dramatic changes that decades of warfare have wrought in Afghanistan in his book "Afghanistan Diary: 1992-2000."
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Posted August 15, 2002 © Eurasianet
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