Mediagazer: An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries (Graham Bowley/New York Times)

11:20 AM ET, July 29, 2013

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An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries — AT the inaugural championship of the new Afghan premier soccer league in Kabul last October, Saad Mohseni stood on the well-groomed sideline wearing a Western blazer and a toothy smile that said, “Yes, you had better believe it.”

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