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Afghanistan Is the Graveyard of Empires

As a kid, i was convinced that the mujahadine were holy warriors riding their white stallions to defend themselves against the evil empire. In 19 89, timothy dalton's classic, the living daylights, one of the great james bond movies, came out. The film ends with the dedication to the brave men of the mujahadin. You can watch it on net flicks and and you get to the end of the film, to the braveMen of the muja haden. When you were growing up in soudi arabia, you must have thought that those men were brave. For all i know, you still think they're brave.

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