The story of Ahmed Shah Masoud, the commander of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, clearly shows up the link between jinn and myth-making.

阿富汗反抗军北方联盟(Northern Alliance)指挥官艾哈迈德•沙•马苏德(Ahmed Shah Masoud)的故事清楚地说明了精灵与神话创造之间的关系。

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Masoud has great timing.

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"We lower the light, and it's chocolate, wine and couples holding hands, " says Masoud's brother Bahman.

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In recent years Mr Masoud again retreated to the Panjshir with the advance of the Taliban.

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It was at this time that Mr Masoud first became famous as a guerrilla leader.

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