TIMEasia Magazine: Asian Journey - Photo Essay: Ghosts of War (7)


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PHOTOGRAPH BY YURI KOZYREV FOR TIME

Nikolai Vyrodov, now known as Nasratullah, practices boxing at a police academy in the town of Pul-e-Khumri. Originally from the Ukraine, Vyrodov deserted the Soviet army and joined the enemy after his unit massacred an Afghan village. "I said goodbye to a few of my friends, picked up my Kalashnikov and left the barracks in my uniform to join the mujahedin," he says

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