Twenty-eight-year-old Afghan National Army Sergeant Essa Khan catapulted to fame following an attack on the Afghan parliament building that killed six civilians and left all seven presumed Taliban attackers dead.
In video broadcast by Afghan national television of the immediate aftermath of the assault, Essa Khan claims he has single-handedly killed six militants shortly after another attacker blew himself up to pave the way for others to enter the compound.
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