Ahmad Shah Massoud - 1953 -- September 9, 2001

Ahmad Shah Massoud (Persian: احمد شاه مسعود‎ Aḥmad Šāh Mas'ūd; September 2, ) was a political and military leader in Afghanistan. He was a central figure, known as the "Lion of Panjshir" (شیر پنجشیر), in the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989, served as the Defense Minister of Afghanistan against the militia of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the early 1990s, and led resistance against Mohammed Omar's Taliban regime between 1996 and 2001. Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001, two days before the attacks of September 11. His followers call him Āmir Sāhib-e Shahīd ("Our Beloved Martyred Commander").
Massoud was an Afghan-Tajik Sunni Muslim born in the Panjshir, Afghanistan. He studied engineering at Kabul University when he became involved in the anti-communist resistance. His role as a central leader against the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan earned him the nickname "Lion of Panjshir". Following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan the Wall Street Journal named him "the Afghan who won the Cold War". In 1992, he was appointed Minister of Defense for the newly established Islamic State of Afghanistan by the peace and power-sharing agreement Peshawar Accord. He led the Islamic State's defense against attacks by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's alliance of militias which were backed by Pakistan and other neighboring countries. Following the rise of the Taliban in 1996, Massoud, who rejected the Taliban's and Al-Qaeda's extremist interpretation of Islam, returned to the role of an armed opposition leader, serving as the military and political leader of the multiethnic United Islamic Front (also known in the West as Northern Alliance). In 1997, he helped end the civil war in neighboring Tajikistan urging parties to accept a United Nations peace plan.
Massoud was assassinated by two Arab suicide bombers, allegedly belonging to Al-Qaeda, in Afghanistan's Takhar Province on September 9, 2001, just two days before the September 11 attacks that finally caused the US and NATO to invade Afghanistan, allying themselves with Massoud's forces. His earlier effort, together with the most senior leaders of Afghanistan's ethnicities, at forging a wide coalition across political and ethnic factions were instrumental in preparing the ground for the ultimate overthrow of the Taliban in 2001 and the establishment of a multiethnic government.
Massoud was posthumously named "National Hero of Afghanistan" by order of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The date of his death, September 9, is observed as a national holiday known as "Massoud Day" in Afghanistan. Many of his followers see him not only as a military commander but also as a spiritual leader. In 2002, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

[RollandGarros]

I am a admirer from Indonesia, I have followed the heroic story of Commander Massoud in the 90s until his abrupt departure by Arab Al Qaeda Terrorist. God bless Lion of Panjsheer, Tajik people and the land of Afghanistan🇦🇫

[muhammadosimi]

Khudo joyatro janat kunad Ahmad shah Massud, payom az Tojikiston mintaqai Islomi Kulob!🇹🇯🇮🇷🇦🇫

[persianspanjshir]

massoud is in our hearth
ØIf
you don't know who Ahmad Shah Massoud is, In this occasion, I present him,
because he is the character that i love and respect so much, he was born in
Panjshir in (1953– 2001),   Tajik (Aryan) political and military leader.
He dedicated his life to the dream of bringing democracy and independence to
Greater Khorasan/ Afghanistan. He fought against Soviet occupation and the nickname
of "Lion of Panjshir“ among his followers as he successfully
resisted the Soviets from taking Panjshir Valley 9 times. He fought against Osama
Bin Laden. He fought against the oppression of the Taliban Afghans and talibans Pakistanis, in fact he was the only
remaining opposition commander against the totalitarian Taliban afghan regime.
He fought for the equality of women. He was a warrior for peace. You can find
more than 100 books, 100 songs in Farsi, and more than 10 songs in Italian,
French, English about him.



ØHe
said "Death is better than life in humiliation".



we are not all afghan(pashton) because afghan refer just to pashton
ethnic, and they are 35 % of population in afghanistan.

long live Greater Aryana and Tajiks Aryan panjshir Tajiks Land One heart
one soul only Tajiks. Tajik is a general designation for a wide range
of Persian-speaking people of Aryan origin, with traditional homelands
in present-day Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
and China. They are the first largest group in Afghanistan. Historical
evidence strongly supports their being one of the most ancient of the
surviving Central Asian people groups. modern Tajiks are descended from
Persian peoples. panjshir tajik of Aryana land

Tajik=persian=Iranian=Aryan all these words are synonym with each
others

[sourabhgupta]

Salute and respect from India to this legendry leader 🙏🇮🇳

[ФранцияПариж-ъу]

Когда мы были маленькими их называли душманами оказывается он был защитником своей родины

[faridshahinporian]

من کاری ندارم که بقیه چی میگن راجع به احمد شاه مسعود اما این رو خوب میدونم احمد شاه مسعود یه پارتیزان به تمام معنی وانسانی بسیار شجاع بوده وتحصیلات داشته وهمین دلایل کافیه که ادم بفهمه این مرد قابل احترامه """البته به نظر من اینجوریه ونظره هرشخصی محترمه و اخر کلامم باید بگم تمام افغان ها وتمامه افغانستان بسیار عزیز "دوست داشتنی "پاک وبی ریا وبسیار مهمان نواز هستند "سلام ودرود فراوان بر شما برادران وخواهران افغان

[sharifbekjanov]

Ин марди Худо кахрамони тамоми мусалмонхо мебошад. Рухат шод бод эй Кахрамони ман Ахмад Шохи Масъуд! 😢😢😢

[MakhanSingh-uvvx]

Background poetry to be translate into English/Urdu Roman so that we understand meaning. Massoud was a Lion of Panchshir valley and Great Hero of Afganistan. ---- Makhan Singh (Punjab, India)

[tina.singh]

Unfortunately he was not nominated for the Nobel Prize, although he really deserved it! Nevertheless he will always be remembered as the Warrior of Peace 🙏
Amir Sahib-e Shaheed forever in our ❤️
NRF ZINDABAD 🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫

[хуросонибузург-щц]

Бародари тожик аксари мо намефахмем ахмадшох барои халки тождори худ хеле корхои калон кардагихай худо Джота жанат куна бародари фахмида гиред

[АндрейАндрейевич-ыъ]

Аллох рахмат кунаш мо точикон дар хаки ту доь мекунем

[shrapkryny]

روحش شاد یادش گرامی باد شهید احمد شاه مسعود قهرمان ملی کشور

[ИномУрунов-ья]

Настоящий мужик. Пусть будет земля пухом

[darveshqalandar]

Jazakallohu hairan kasiran asalomu alaykum az Tojikiston🇹🇯

[zulfikorrahmatuv]

Аллох ин марди Часури милати Мусалмонро Рахмат кунад, ИншАллох ин Масъуди дунёи

[Abuislam-ox]

❤Ahmad Shah Massoud Nasheed panjshir Mujahideen Islamic ❤🦁☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💪👍

[malda-xgyw]

great respect from India...Lion of Panjsher...Ahmad Shah Massoud...

[christinamcilwaine]

Rest In Peace to a true peace warrior Ahmad Shah Massoud
21 years on never forgetten 🇦🇫🇦🇫❤️ Afghanistan's National Hero 🇦🇫💯

[muaz]

Ahmad shah masoud was the hero man in afghanistan.😢

[elvisdamjanovic]

Can someone please tell me the name of this beautiful song in the background ❤️?