Afghanistan has been mourning the death this week of one of its most treasured celebrities, comedian Hanif Hamgam, known for ridiculing the powerful in a region where poking fun at warlords is no laughing matter. Hamgam's daily show "Zang Khatar" (The Alarm Bell), which aired on Afghanistan's largest private TV channel Tolo from 2007 to 2013, was so popular that squadron leaders on the front line against the Taliban would demand televisions so as not to miss an episode. "After the fall of the Taliban (in 2001) and freedom of media, his show was the first that critically looked at important issues," his old friend and Zang Khatar colleague Nehmat Haidari told AFP. "He had a b...
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