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Word: allishir (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...torn from Rahmat Hussain's inner thighs and groin to his stomach, and the pink, raw flesh forms a vast inverted horseshoe two inches deep -- as if he had mounted a burning saddle that seared deep into his body. He was injured during an attack in a village called , Allishir, in the Khost province. The mujahedin were advancing, and the man next to Rahmat Hussain stepped on a mine. The man was blown to bits; when the doctors first treated Rahmat Hussain, they found a piece of the man's flesh lodged inside his wound. His father had died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan When Allah Beckons | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

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