In Afghanistan, where space for music has shrunk under the shadow of war, music channels still play Ahmad Zahir songs. Sporting a black quiff and sideburns, Ahmad Zahir sang of...
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Ahmad Zahir, was born on June 14 1946 in southern Laghman province. His father Abdul Zahir, was a royal court doctor, minister of health, Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971...
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BBC World Service presenter Monica Whitlock introduces Afghanistan’s
first (and biggest) pop superstar, Ahmad Zahir (1946–79), who died in a car crash in the mountains north of Kabul on his...
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