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December 24, 2009

Crass Karzai tests Afghan free speech

He might be dubbed Crass Karzai.

In the weeks since Hamid Karzai was sworn-in for a second term as Afghanistan's president, this crass Karzai impersonation has been zipping from cell phone to cell phone in Kabul.

In some ways, the impersonation is better if you don't understand what he is saying.

The aspiring, anonymous comedian does a good job of capturing both the staccato speaking style of Karzai and the effete mannerisms of Karzai political rival Ashraf Ghani.

The words themselves are crass, and the skit is nothing more than the two politicians cursing each other out with the worst of words.

But the piece has become something of an underground hit in Kabul.

Who is behind the impersonation?

Everyone fingered a young would-be comedian named Zabihullah, who is famous for his Karzai impersonations.

But when asked about it, Zabihullah denied the latest work was his creation...

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OK, so it's crass karzai. )Claimed to be as corrupt and equally bribe taking as all the members of the US 'Knesset' or better, right Pilgrims?). :)

So, what do you call the US/Israel 'homicide twins' that have massacred, maimed and displaced more innocents than the rest of the world in the new millinnium?

TheAZCowBoy
Tombstone, AZ.

Zabehullah Jan
If you want to make funny jokes you could make the dialog with polite words, that everyone will enjoy it by hearing, but with such as joke someone will Nafreen (Lanat) to you and your family

You all have a Higher Family Education. With this kind Educations Afghanistan will be proud of your parents. Your Father and Mother feed you, but didn't feed you with human breast milk, may be with Donkey milk. Thereafter you grew as well as these racists never are on the right path. You better think if someone hears your voice and recognize you and you will be a pace of shame for Afghans to represent Afghanistan educated civilians.

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