Ahmad Shah Massoud: Lion of Afghanistan, Lion of Islam (5)

Also see the documentary film by Iqbal Malhotra: http://www.factualtv.com/documentary/...

Documentary (composite video production) about the life of Ahmad Shah Massoud. [Part 5: Armed Resistance and Europe]

Ahmad Shah Massoud became known as the "Lion of Panjshir" during the Soviet war in Afghanistan leading resistance fighters in north-eastern Afghanistan. The Wall Street Journal eventually called him "the Afghan who won the cold war". After the fall of the communist regime in Afghanistan, Massoud became minister of defense of the Islamic State of Afghanistan under the Peshawar Accords. After the rise of the Taliban, Massoud created the United Front (known as Northern Alliance), which united members of all Afghan ethnicities and backgrounds, to defend areas not under Taliban control and to oppose the Pakistani-backed Taliban regime. The National Geographic ultimately concluded: "The only thing standing in the way of future Taliban massacres is Ahmad Shah Massoud." Massoud repeatedly told the Taliban to join a peaceful political process with the ultimate goal of democratic elections, so the Afghans could choose their government for themselves. The Taliban refused. In early 2001, on a visit to Europe, Massoud warned about an unspecified attack on U.S. soil being imminent. Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001, two day before the attacks of September 11, 2001. Massoud was a deeply spiritual and religious person, reportedly always carrying Al-Ghazali's "Alchemy of Happiness" with him. At the same time he rejected the Taliban and Saudi Wahhabi interpretation of Islam. He was declared National Hero of the Afghan Nation by the order of the post-Taliban government and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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[ChristianNorge]

He signed Women's rights legislature, no human rights crimes was reported under his command. He is a true hero.

[amiraghaei1]

He was a reall hero still he is

[MWHW88]

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[Kabul222222]

He is a hero becouse he was right about paki isi they still killing afgans.isi doesnt care about pashtons,they dont want a strong afghanistan,we should be united as afghans.

[Kabul222222]

He is my hero we love you.

[hokishemshen]

Shah Masoud was a true Islamic leader, and everthing a true leader should be.

I spit on the taliban & alqaeda dogs who are children of sheytan..

[SuperFreedom2013]

Why the west did not listen to him at that time???

[Jawan Mard]

thank uuuuuuu