Mohammad Rafi, a former Afghan general and defence minister, who played a crucial role in the 1978 political changes and later served under multiple Afghan regimes, passed away in Germany after a prolonged illness, leaving behind a legacy intertwined with Afghanistan’s turbulent modern history.
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