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    In Kabul clinic, Taliban and the soldiers they fought confront wounds of war

    Asia Pacific · 10:27 AM UTC

    Former Taliban fighter Mohammad Ishaq, who spent years battling Western troops and local forces in Afghanistan, lost his leg in combat and is now learning to walk with a new limb. Standing near him at a Kabul clinic is one of the soldiers he defeated.

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