“The oppressed martyrs of our culture have shed blood that nourish the red tulips of our nation.”

—  Mahmud Tarzi

An Afghan Intellect By Yama Atta & Hashmat Haidari http://www.afghanmagazine.com/articles/tarzi.html Link

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Afghan writer 1865–1933

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