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The main image on the page is an illustration (a poor one at that); a photograph would do much more good to the page

https://ianbachusa.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/10422393_1380100318948866_3699924610650662378_n.jpg

potential image, taken in August 2001 Americanalovesyou (talk) 05:35, 22 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why an illustration?

The image makes the article look childish. Why not a photograph instead? 72.46.217.176 (talk) 05:11, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, that drawing is awful. We've often had problems with photographs uploaded as allegedly free of copyright when they really weren't, so there may well be no readily available alternative on the wiki right now, but a photograph uploaded under our non-free content rules really ought to work. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:12, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, the image is bad for encyclopedic purposes (no offense to the artist). – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 21:22, 26 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please add to legacy section

"Though Massood and I used to be enemies I am sure he deserves great respect as an outstanding military leader and, first of all, as a patriot of his country".

-Colonel Abdul Qadir, 2001-09-21

https://web.archive.org/web/20010923114120/http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/2001/09/21/15887.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.100.112 (talk) 22:37, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]