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The Muslim Actor Turned Taliban-Fighting Marine at the Heart of ‘12 Strong’

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“Finally, I get to play a good guy,” says Fahim Fazli, an actor and Marine veteran who fought the Taliban in real life—but spent years being typecast as terrorists in Hollywood.

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