The Cult

Afghanistan's national hero has started a craze on the streets of Kabul.

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

An Afghan man walks by a wall with posters of incumbent president Hamid Karzai and Massoud in Kabul in 2009, prior to the August election. Pictures of Karzai are often placed alongside Massoud, in an effort to create an association between the two leaders.

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