Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Massoud fought Soviet troops and their allies in Afghanistan in the 1980s. He also led the Northern Alliance, a group of Afghan commanders who fought against the Taliban in the 1990s. He was killed by Arab […]
Afghan Resistance Commander Remembered
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Resistance Commander Remembered
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Massoud fought Soviet troops and their allies in Afghanistan in the 1980s. He also led the Northern Alliance, a group of Afghan commanders who fought against the Taliban in the 1990s. He was killed by Arab […]
Afghan Resistance Hero Honored
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark the 10th anniversary Friday of the death of resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. An Afghan vice president and other government officials placed wreaths at a monument in Kabul. Massoud was a prominent resistance leader who fought Soviet troops and their allies in Afghanistan in the 1980s. He also […]