Ahmad Shah Massoud (Dari: احمد شاه مسعود, Persian pronunciation: [ʔæhmæd ʃɒːh mæsʔuːd]; September 2, 1953 – September 9, 2001) was an Afghan military leader and politician. [4] He …

On 9 September 2001, Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by two al-Qaeda operatives posing as journalists in Khwaja Bahauddin District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan.

Ahmad Massoud (Dari: احمد مسعود, IPA: [ʔæhmæd mæsʔuːd]; born July 10, 1989) is an Afghan politician who is the founder and leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. He is …

Sep 9, 2021 · Two days before 9/11, an Al-Qaeda suicide squad posing as journalists sat down for an interview with Ahmad Shah Massoud, the last major commander resisting the jihadist …

Feb 23, 2019 · Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir, fought against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Taliban and was assassinated by al-Qaeda in 2001.

… and his minister of defense Ahmad Shah Masoud, formed the Northern Alliance soon after. When the Taliban seized control of Mazār-e Sharīf in 1998, the alliance was confined largely …

Sep 9, 2024 · Two days before the 9/11 attacks, Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated in Afghanistan. His legacy is woven with threads of both reverence and controversy.

Sep 8, 2024 · Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a key figure in the Afghan resistance against Soviet forces in the 1980s and the Taliban in late …

Cmdr. Ahmad Shah Massoud greeting people in Panjshir province. Photo courtesy of the Afghan Media Resource Center. “More than five years after his assassination Massoud remains a …

Sep 9, 2012 · Ahmad Shah Massoud, who brazenly fought the Soviet Red Army and Taliban, is now regarded as a national hero by Afghans.