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Afghanistan For What?

Afghanistan For What?

1984

The movie deals with the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the struggle of the Afghan people against them, through the story of an Afghan girl, a university professor and a religious scholar before the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan.

Directed by Abdallah El Mesbahi

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