
Giant of Kandahar
Basic account
Unverified modern military legend of a red-haired giant near Kandahar.
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Reports claim that in the early 2000s, during coalition operations in southern Afghanistan, special operations personnel encountered a towering red-haired figure in the mountains near Kandahar. According to the circulating account, the being carried a spear or crude weapon, stood far above human height - figures of twelve to fifteen feet are commonly repeated - and was killed after an armed engagement. Further details in the retellings describe unusual dentition, immense strength, and a body that was allegedly airlifted or photographed before disappearing into classified silence.
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- - Unverified oral accounts
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