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Taliban threat leads teen wrestler to new life in US
After fleeing from the Taliban to the US with his family, Zaki Mohsin has found a new life and sporting fame in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Taliban threat leads teen wrestler to new life in US
Afghan teenager Zaki Mohsin talking about his new life in the US with TRT World. (File photo) / TRT World and Agencies
By Staff Reporter
April 15, 2017

Afghan teenager Zaki Mohsin has come a long way after fleeing the Taliban.

He is a student at Alexandria's Thomas A. Edison High School.

Just two years since moving to the US, Zaki Mohsin has found not just a new country and friends but also sporting fame in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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TRT World's Kevin McAleese went to meet him at his high school in Alexandria, Virginia.​

SOURCE:TRT World
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