Friday, April 15, 2011

Russia eyes a Soviet-era Kabul icon

Bombed hollow and bullet scarred, the ruins of Russia's Cultural Centre stagger over Kabul like a modern day Ozymandias, warning would-be imperialists of the perils of meddling in Afghanistan.

Amid burgeoning nostalgia for what the Soviets achieved, disillusionment at Nato failures and the looming prospect of an American withdrawal, Moscow has decided to tear down the ruins and reassert its presence in Kabul once more.

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