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Shaker, the Afghan special forces soldier who had been living in Herat like a mouse for over a month, has died. He was killed by the Taliban in a side street of Martyr Mirvais Sadeq Road, one of the main roads that cross the city. Formally, an Islamic Emirate patrol passed him at night, mistaking him for one of the many marauders who sneak into the now empty houses, once belonging to those who worked with Italian soldiers and fled with his family in recent weeks.
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