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There are doppelgangers and then there is Afghanistan\'s Abulfazl Abbas Shakoory who looks (almost) exactly like Bruce Lee, the man whose Kung Fu skills once had the world gathering its collective jaw off the floor.

There are doppelgangers and then there is Afghanistan's Abulfazl Abbas Shakoory who looks (almost) exactly like Bruce Lee, the man whose Kung Fu skills once had the world gathering its collective jaw off the floor.

His friends call him Bruce Hazara, and get this: this doppleganger has been training in martial arts for the past few years. This 20-year-old man has completely modelled himself after the legendary actor and Kung Fu fighter, and his movie screen persona. He even has Bruce's upturned bowl haircut and wears similar monochrome clothes.

Oh and did we mention the swirling-almost-invisible nunchucks and the gravity-defying high kicks? After posting some videos of himself on his YouTube channel, 'Bruce Hazara' has become quite the internet sensation. A resident of Kabul, he comes from a large family of 10, and currently trains at a Wushu academy, another Chinese martial arts form.

In the video posted on his YouTube channel, Abbas is showcasing his talent with the nunchucks and doing such high back flips that it almost looks like animation. In a film, these same stunts would have required several takes and a professional stunt man.

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