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Kandahar elderly man denies serving in army

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Video and pictures of an elderly man in southern Kandahar province have gone viral in social media for being a retired army general selling fresh fruits on a handcart.

The retired Brig. Gen. Shah Mahmood Niazai had graduated from the Royal Army Academy in the UK.

After Niazai’s photos and video went viral, a number of people promised to support him financially while Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat went to the man’s home and met him on Saturday and provided him with some cash and food-items.

But Shah . . .

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