Masoud has great timing.

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Earlier this month the Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani made an historic visit to the Turkish capital.

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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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