The show has Afghans all over the world, via satellite television, riveted every Thursday and Friday night, reconnecting them to the country's long history of poetic and musical artistry after three decades of warfare.

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Notably, the three groups that reported receiving funding from the US are all in the business of waging political warfare campaigns directed at the Israeli public.

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The three admired a level in Activision's 2007 first-person shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which involved shooting bad guys from a very heavily armed AC-130.

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His attempt to clear his name by executing three soldiers, chosen by straw poll, for cowardice is a chilling indictment of the unseen motives underpinning modern warfare.

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