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Sep 9, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Brilliant tactician, charismatic guerilla known as the Lion of the Panjshir, and wily survivor, Ahmad Shah Massoud an opponent of both the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, was assassinated twenty years ago, September 9, 2001.
...A mythical figure, he was seen as the last hope by Afghans who were living under the Taliban regime.
The tables turned in a dramatic fashion when the Taliban regime fell shortly after they were attacked by American forces and their allies.
...A mythical figure, he was seen as the last hope by Afghans who were living under the Taliban regime.