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Ahmed Shah Massoud
"May God bless him and the people he has left behind. His mission in life was the freedom of Afghanistan, and he became a martyr for that cause. We will continue to fulfill the objectives and desires of the man who lies buried here."   (President Hamid Karzai at the grave of Massoud, Sept. 7, 2002)
September 9, 2001
In Memory of Beloved
Ahmed Shah Massoud
1953-2001
Ahmed Shah Massoud was known as the Lion of Panjshir. He was a man who prayed, hoped,  dreamed, and fought for a free Afghanistan. He spent his entire adult life in service to his country and her people. Massoud was a man of peace forced into war. He was assassinated on September 9, 2001 by al-Qaeda suicide bombers who feared him more than any other man in the country.
Commander Massoud at the European Union.
Photos by Reza
Massoud was a fascinating dichotomy. This man who went to college to become an architect and create beautiful buildings ended up becoming so brilliant a military strategist, he is credited in large part for ending the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Nine times the Soviet Union tried to defeat Massoud in the Panjshir Valley, and nine times they were repelled.  
Ahmed Shah Massoud circa 1985 as a mujahidin commander.
Photo by Raffaele Ciriello
Massoud's Early Years
Massoud in Europe
-In Memorium-
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, free-lance photographer Raffaele Ciriello, 42, was killed near Manara Square in central Ramallah. He was a kind man as well as a brilliant photographer. He will be missed.
Massoud the Man
Massoud Remembered
The Assassination
He Was Afghanistan
The Funeral
The Lion Sleeps
Photo Gallery II
Eulogy
Gone to the Unseen
Photo Gallery
Books/Video
"The Lion of Panjshir Symphony"
The Fourth Anniversary
Five Years without Massoud
The One Year Memorial
The Second Anniversary
Three Years Gone
Year Six
Don't Forget Afghanistan
Enshallah
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photo by Zahir Sajanie
Used with permission of Afghanistan Online
Controversies
These pages are my small effort to commemorate this fallen hero of Afghanistan. The loss of Massoud is immeasurable to both the people of his country and to others around the world who lost a valiant partner for peace.
-M.Beverly
Background image by Julian Gearing
Visitors:
None of these beautiful pictures is mine. I use them here, crediting the photographer when possible, only to commemorate a great man who has passed from this earth.

 

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