It takes place just after the mujaheddin forced the Soviet withdrawal in 1989.
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McCUNE: The Afghan troupe's artistic director, Mahmoud Salimi, remembers a fleeting moment during the mujaheddin takeover when bread was in abundance and people were happy.
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But later when many problems happen and Afghans faced very difficult times in mujaheddin and Taliban time, that song became a kind of national anthem to Afghans, a song for unity.
NPR: 'Beyond the Mirror': Afghanistan's Pain Onstage