Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' flees home after Taliban threats, says family
Source: BBC
Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' flees home after Taliban threats, says family
6 December 2018
A young Afghan boy who was made famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time.
Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged seven, went viral in 2016 after being photographed wearing a homemade Messi shirt, fashioned out of a plastic bag.
He later met his hero in Qatar.
His family say they have now abandoned their home in Afghanistan, after receiving threats from the Taliban.
They were living in the south-eastern Ghazni province - which militants have been targeting - and have escaped to the capital, Kabul.
-snip-
6 December 2018
A young Afghan boy who was made famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time.
Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged seven, went viral in 2016 after being photographed wearing a homemade Messi shirt, fashioned out of a plastic bag.
He later met his hero in Qatar.
His family say they have now abandoned their home in Afghanistan, after receiving threats from the Taliban.
They were living in the south-eastern Ghazni province - which militants have been targeting - and have escaped to the capital, Kabul.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46471902
Murtaza Ahmadi with a signed Messi shirt, which was sent to him after being photographed in a homemade version