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Afghanistan: Heroes and Warlords

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan

Afghanistanica, a new blog covering Afghanistan, looks at the role of public relations strategies in Ahmed Shah Masood being remembered as a hero and Rashid Dostum being considered a warlord [1]. The difference, the blogger argues, is that the latter let his enemies define him, while the former used savvy spokesmen to define him.