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Enter the doppelganger! Meet Abbas Alizada, Afghanistan's answer to Bruce Lee.

Kicking his way to internet fame, the 20-year-old hopes a burst of publicity on the war-torn country's small internet community will propel him to broader fame.

Short videos on his Facebook page "Bruce Hazara" show him performing back flips and striking Lee's famous poses.

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The young man wants to show a different side to his war-weary nation.

"I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star," Alizada said

Training twice a week at Kabul's desolate Darulaman palace, Alizada is from a poor family of 10 children.

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His parents could not afford the fees at an academy of Wushu, a Chinese mixed martial art, but the trainer took him under his wing.

He has been practicing martial arts since 14, and added: "The destruction here makes me sad, but it also inspires me.

"I used to copy Bruce Lee's tactics by watching his films, I even learnt to use the nunchaku this way."

Alizada told the BBC: "Bruce Lee was my hero when I was growing up, I used to dream about him.

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"When I posted photos on my Facebook, people started talking about my similarity with Bruce Lee. When I looked at those photos and those of Bruce Lee, I actually could see the similarity.

"I think Bruce Lee was a role model, as an athlete and as a charachter. I may not be Bruce Lee but I'll follow his footsteps as long as a live."

Alizada said: "The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war... I am happy that my story is a positive one."

Visit Abbas Alizada Facebook page here.