Hallo! I'm Japanese and don't know Afghanistan and Masud well,but let me present my opinion about Afghanistan and Masud. Many people not from Afghanistan ― including Japanese people― seem that Masud is a heroic warrior and a wise leader.I agree he is wise and a warrior,but I think he is only a Taghic hero in Afghanistan.It is said that Masud and his soldiers did set many Hazaran villages on fire,plundered those property,raped a lot of women and killed many people. What they did past is same to what Taliban do now. I think the war going in Afghanistan is not a religous war but a racial one. We Japanese often ignore there are many ethnic groups in the world and each ethnic group has his own ideas,and each of them hates one's neighbors each other. Many serious conflicts are happened from the racial differences. A lot of people would like to denying it,but we admire the fact that many people in the world battle each other for that reason.