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Ahmad Shah Massoud’s Assassination Anniversary Commemorated in Silence

10th September, 2022 · admin

8am: It is the second anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, being commemorated in silence and without marching around the city by his followers and supporters. While the September 9 used to be official holiday in the government calendar and the day was being marked officially by the government. According to Article 41

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Posted in History, Taliban | Tags: Ahmad Shah Masood, hero, Life under Taliban rule |
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Paris Pays Tribute To Assassinated Afghan Resistance Leader

27th March, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 27, 2021 The city of Paris has inaugurated a pathway in the Champs-Elysees gardens named after the late Afghan resistance fighter and anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Masud. The inauguration ceremony on March 27 was attended by his son, Ahmad Masud, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and Abdullah Abdullah, the head

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Posted in France-Afghanistan Relations, Heroism, History | Tags: Ahmad Massoud, Ahmad Shah Masood, hero |
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First Ever Ahmad Shah Massoud Day Declared in The United States

8th September, 2020 · admin

Massoud Foundation USA: Two days before 9/11 , The National Hero of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by Al-Qaeda operatives sent by Osama Bin Laden – San Diegans honored the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, dubbed the “Afghan Won the Cold War” by the Wall Street Journal. The City of San Diego declared Wednesday, September 9th, both Ahmad Shah Massoud

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Posted in History, Political News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ahmad Shah Masood, hero |
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Afghans draw strength from the tale of a teen girl battling the Taliban

2nd August, 2020 · admin · 2 Comments

NBC News: In mid-July, reports emerged about Qamar Gul, 15, who says she gunned down two fighters with her father’s AK-47 weapon. Almost immediately, the story electrified some in Afghanistan, a country buffeted by decades of war. “Yesterday it was Malalai, today it is Qamar Gul,” said Turkmen, a student of political science, comparing her

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Security, Taliban | Tags: hero, Malalai Maiwandi, Qamar Gul |
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Afghan Youtuber: Qamar Gul’s story is fake!

24th July, 2020 · admin

Related This Afghan Girl Watched The Taliban Execute Her Parents. Then She Picked Up An AK-47 And Killed Two Militants Herself. Afghanistan teenager’s husband was among Taliban attackers she killed when family was targeted: report

Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ghor, hero, Qamar Gul, Tamasha 24 TV |
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Afghan Teen Who Shot 2 Taliban Who Allegedly Murdered Her Parents Moved to ‘Safer Place’

23rd July, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

By Roshan Noorzai, Khalil Noorzai VOA News | July 23, 2020 An Afghan girl who shot and killed two Taliban fighters after they reportedly killed her parents in Taywara district of central Ghor province has been relocated to the provincial capital, Feroz Koh, for her safety, according to Afghan officials. Qamar Gul, 15, said the incident occurred

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ghor, hero, Qamar Gul |
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This Afghan Girl Watched The Taliban Execute Her Parents. Then She Picked Up An AK-47 And Killed Two Militants Herself.

22nd July, 2020 · admin · 7 Comments

By Mansoor Khosrow & Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 22, 2020 FIROZ KOH, Afghanistan — It was about 1 a.m. when a group of men banged on the front door of a mud-brick house in a village in central Afghanistan. Startled, 15-year-old Qamar Gul jolted out of bed and grabbed her younger brother.

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ghor, hero, Qamar Gul, Taliban War on Muslims |
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Son Of Afghanistan’s ‘Lion Of Panjshir’ Takes Up Father’s Fight Against Taliban

10th September, 2019 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan: The son of revered Afghan resistance fighter Ahmad Shah Masud says he wants to make his late father’s goal of creating a moderate Afghan state a reality. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, Ahmad Masud warned against any peace deal with the Taliban and explained why he’s following

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Posted in Interviews, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ahmad Shah Masood, hero |
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Martyrs Week, Massoud’s Death Anniversary Commemorated

9th September, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Tolo News: Prominent politicians, former Jihadi leaders and government officials on Monday commemorated Martyrs Week and the 18th anniversary of National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud’s assassination by laying a wreath at the Minaret of Resistance in Massoud Square in Kabul. Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid, head of Massoud Foundation and presidential candidate

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Posted in History, Political News | Tags: Ahmad Shah Masood, hero |
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Afghan warrior Massoud’s image becomes national icon

11th July, 2019 · admin

AFP: In Kabul, it is hard to miss the late Ahmad Shah Massoud. His bearded visage is painted onto blast walls across the city, his photo adorns the windscreens of pro-government forces. And a central roundabout bears his name. More than 17 years since his assassination, the legendary fighter who battled the Soviets and the Taliban

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Posted in History, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ahmad Shah Masood, hero |
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