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KABUL Nike Epic React Kids Sale , Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Despite the continued menace by the Taliban insurgents, Afghan youths still dream of excelling in various sports and athletic competitions to bring honor to the country.

For example, 21-year-old Abas Ali wants to become the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan.

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He said he began watching Bruce Lee's films regularly at the age nine. Even now, he makes it a habit to buy DVDs of old Bruce Lee movies where he can learn the techniques and leg work of the legendary kung fu artist.

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He said that his parents could not afford to pay his fee at his regular club where he used to practice kung fu, adding that because of that, he was forced to practice at home or in any vacant lot.

Practicing alone in the premises of a destroyed castle--Darul Aman Qasar or Darul Aman Palace at the south edge of Kabul--the aspiring Afghan Bruce Lee said he is determined to fulfill his ambition even if he has to sacrifice all his other activities.

The abandoned palace where Ali is now practicing was built in 1911 by late Afghan King Amanullah Khan but was badly damaged during factional fighting in the 1990s.

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Ali said that like his Chinese idol, he also wants to play as a kung fu artist in the movies, if not locally Cheap Nike Epic React Flyknit Kids , in Hollywood if given the chance.

"Anybody can dream. But even if I don't become a movie star like my idol, I just want to become a kung fu artist which has been my ambition since I was young," Ali said.

During the past few months Cheap Nike Epic React Flyknit Mens , Ali had been inching slowly toward the realization of his fondest dream. Four months ago, Ali became the champion in an exhibition bout in Kabul after defeating his opponents.

Ali's trainer, also named Ali Cheap Nike Epic React Flyknit Womens , told Xinhua that he has no doubt that the younger Ali would become Afghanistan's Bruce Lee. "Ali is very talented and he has almost mastered kung fu and wushu. Since I see in him his determination and the will to become champion, I agreed to train him for free," the trainer said.

For the past couple of weeks Cheap Nike Epic React Flyknit , Ali has been receiving praises and encouragement from Afghans in the social media such as Facebook and Twitter, praising his personality and talent.

"We are proud of having Afghan Bruce Lee in the person of Abas Ali" Ata Yusufi said in his Facebook account and his comment has been shared by hundreds of Afghans.

Aside from martial arts, the post-Taliban Afghanistan has made tremendous achievements in other sports sectors over the past decade.

Afghan athlete Rohullah Nikpa had brought home a bronze medal from Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Afghan team also won a bronze medal at London Olympic Games in 2012.

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MANILA， March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government and the communist rebels have agreed to resume the peace talks to end the 48-year-old communist insurgency in the Philippines， Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza announced on Sunday.

Dureza also said in a statement posted on his Facebook page that both sides have also agreed to restore their separate unilateral ceasefire before the fourth round of talks scheduled for the first week of April "as soon as their respective forces shall have been informed."

"I am pleased to announce that the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army National Democratic Front which broke down weeks ago， are now back on track again，" Dureza said.

"At the same time， a unilateral ceasefire that was also earlier terminated is deemed restored and reinstated but will be made effective only as soon as the respective forces of both sides are duly informed but definitely before the next round of talks in April， 2017，" he added.

Both sides have also agreed to hold the fifth round of formal peace negotiations in June.

He said the agreement was reached at informal talks held on March 10 and 11 in Utrecht， The Netherlands.

Dureza said Philippine "President Rodrigo Duterte himself closely monitored the efforts taken by the negotiators."

"The unilateral ceasefire is a prelude to an interim bilateral ceasefire that needs further meetings between the two sides to determine and agree on rules， necessary guidelines and mechanisms，" he said， adding that the parties "are expected to start discussions on the bilateral ceasefire during the planned resumption of the negotiations during the first week of April this year."

Dureza said that the effectivity of the agreement on safety and immunity guarantee that Duterte terminated has been restored to enable the rebel consultants and their staff who were in jail or otherwise constrained， to physically surface and join the peace work."

The announcement for the resumption of talks came more than a month after Duterte ordered the termination of the peace talks that he initiated with the rebels. Duterte has ordered an all-out war against the rebels after he halted the talks.

The rebels have been trying to overthrow the government since 1969. the conflict peaked in the 1980s， under the repressive government of Ferdinand Marcos.

However， military operation coupled with an internal split crippled the underground organization.

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