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	Ahmad Shah Massoud - Telegraph
		GENERAL AHMAD SHAH MASSOUD, who has died aged 49, was the military commander of the guerilla forces that resisted the hardline Islamic Taliban regime in Afghanistan; his was the only cohesive military opposition to the Taliban and the only such group to be taken seriously in the West.
		Massoud was forced to resume his life as a guerilla commander in the north, raising funds for his struggle through taxation of the trade in emeralds from the Panjshir Valley and lapis lazuli from southern Badakhshan; he bought munitions from Russia and Iran.
		Massoud was married with four daughters and a son; he lived with his family in a mud house on a mountainside in his ancestral village of Basarek.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/obituaries/1340726/Ahmad-Shah-Massoud.html (992 words)

	Ahmed Shah Massoud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Massoud was an ethnic Tajik who was charismatic and respected by the Afghan population.
		Following the collapse of Rabbani's government and the rise of the Taliban, Massoud became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various Afghani opposition groups in a prolonged civil war.
		It appears that Massoud died within 30 minutes, although his death was denied until an official announcement that was made on September 13.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmed_Shah_Massoud (421 words)

	Ahmed Shah Massoud : Ahmad Shah Masood (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Massoud was the victim of a suicide attack which occurred at Khvajeh Ba Odin on September 9, 2001, two days before the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack in the United States, a timing considered significant by some commentators.
		It appears that Massoud died within 30 minutes, although his death was denied until September 13.
		Massoud is the subject of Ken Follett's Lay Down With Lions, a novel about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
	www.explainthis.info /ah/ahmad-shah-masood.html (415 words)

	Farewell to a Hero
		Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir, hero of the jihad against the Soviet invasion and fighter for freedom of his country against the fanatic taliban, is dead at age 49.
		Massoud in his unrelenting fight against the taliban was the first to identify Pakistanis and other nationalities among their forces trying to control the whole country.
		Massoud is not only Afghanistan's hero; because of his fight against the taliban and their terrorist 'guest' he surely qualifies as an international hero, too.
	www.parsa-afghanistan.org /farewell_to_a_hero.html (740 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud
		Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader dell'Alleanza del Nord e combattente contro il regime dei Taliban è stato ucciso da terroristi suicidi il 9 Settebre 2001, due giorni prima dell'attacco agli U.S.A. Ha difeso per anni la sua gente nella valle del Panjshir dalla follia dei Taliban, combattendo per un Islam democratico ed un Afghanistan libero.
		Nella logica dei Taliban il suo assassinio avrebbe dovuto impedire all'Alleanza del Nord di liberare il Paese con il prevedibile appoggio degli Stati Uniti.
		Massoud dormiva meno di 4 ore per notte.
	giovanni010.tripod.com /massoud (634 words)

	* * * Biography * * *Lion of Panjshir Ahmad Shah Massoud
		Ahmad Shah Massoud was born 10.06.1332 (01.09.1953)[2] in Jangalak[3]/ Panjsher[5]as son of police commander Dost Mohammad Khan.
		Massoud went back to Kabul after a month and from there he went to Peshawar in Pakistan where he had to lie low as well, since he was also observed by the Pakistani secret service.
		Massoud made the most out of his success and was able to make a long journey around the northern regions of Afghanistan for the first time.
	www.massoudhero.com /English/biography.html (7478 words)

	The Badass of the Week: Ahmad Shah Massoud
		Ahmad Shah Massoud was born in the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan in 1953.
		Massoud was opposed to autocracy and intolerance of all forms and hated Commies more than the most hardcore flag-waving U-S-A chanting gun-toting American survivalist, so he decided he was going to do something about this sudden influx of pinko bastards into the country he loved.
		Massoud quickly realized that the only way to fight back when you're as badly outnumbered as he was is to wage an insane guerilla war, choosing your battles carefully, striking quickly and fading back into the shadows like Che Guevara, Mao Zedong and the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Yavin IV.
	www.badassoftheweek.com /massoud.html (1133 words)

	Beautiful Atrocities: AHMAD SHAH MASSOUD
		Massoud's brother: "He was never an extremist, neither in his private nor his public life.
		Robert Kaplan: "Massoud has to be considered one of the greatest leaders of guerrilla movements in the 20th Century." Sebastian Junger: "I found it impossible not to listen to Massoud.
		Junger's epitaph on Massoud: "Despite him not being able to see the defeat of the Taliban, his war is finally won." Pilgrims come from all over Afghanistan to pay their respects at his tomb in the Panjshir Valley.
	www.beautifulatrocities.com /archives/2004/09/ahmad_shah_mass.html (429 words)

	About Commander Massoud and his Northern Alliance Army
		Ahmad Shah Massoud was born on 10.06.1332 (01.09.1953) in Jangalak, Panjsher, son of police commander Dost Mohammad Khan.
		Massoud's name was inseparably connected with the Panjsher, and he proved to be the greatest resistance fighter in history against the Red Army; Massoud caused 60 % of all damages and casualties of the Red Army according to international observers.
		Massoud's war is not yet won, but we, the people of Massoud, vow on our lives to continue it and rid our country of terrorists in the end.
	www.superpatriots.us /massoud (5625 words)

	RAWA.ORG: Ahmad Shah Massoud links with CIA
		Massoud was at war across northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, whose puritan mullahs had allied themselves with bin Laden's al Qaeda fighters in a drive to control all Afghan territory and destroy Massoud's coalition.
		Massoud understood public relations and imagery and was clever enough to receive French journalists and bestow gifts of lapis lazuli and emeralds upon them understanding full well that this would warrant positive reports from them in their respective journals.
		Massoud did sign agreements with the Soviets as early as 1980 and not only gave written assurance to protect their lines of supply and communication but to also fight other Mujahideen groups who were atacking Soviet targets.
	www.rawa.org /massoud_cia.htm (5124 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Ahmed Shah Massoud \| Lion of Panjshir Ahmad Massoud Masoud Afghanistan
		Ahmad Shah Massoud, warrior-intellectual hero of the resistance to Russian imperialism and Taliban lunocracy, was
		Massoud was a soccer player and coach, a horse rider, swimmer and karate sportsman, chess player, architect and reader, but he gave it all up for his country and people.
		Massoud's last interview, given to Newsweek two weeks before murder, his plea (couched in diplomatic terms but nonetheless clear), was for the USA to stop aiding the Pakistan/Taliban/bin Laden brutalization of his country and to develop a policy that would support moderate politics in Afghanistan.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /ahmed_shah_massoud.html (1629 words)

	Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ahmad Shah Massoud dedicated 23 years of his life as the resistance leader, first against the Soviet occupation, then the Taliban and international terrorism.
		Massoud was assassinated by international terrorists on September 9, 2001.
		When Massoud retreated to the Panshir Valley in 1996, Mark was the first TV journalist to spend another month with him.
	www.afghanembassy.net /massoud.html (434 words)

	911: The man who would have led Afghanistan
		Massoud, 48, was the dashing commander of the Northern Alliance, the resistance group hoping to rid Afghanistan of its repressive Taliban rulers and the terrorist network they sheltered, Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
		With Massoud out of the way, the Taliban and al-Qaida would be rid of their most effective opponent and be in a stronger position to resist the American onslaught.
		So did Massoud's brother, who told CNN in a phone interview from London that he had been assured Massoud had regained consciousness and was even eating and talking.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/09/09/news_pf/911/The_man_who_would_hav.shtml (1590 words)

	Ahmad Shah - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Ahmad Shah - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Ahmed Shah Bahadur (1725 - 1775) was born in 1725 to Mohammed Shah.
		Ahmad Shah Durrani (b.1723 - d.1773) (Pashto : احمد خان ابدالی), also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali, was a powerful Afghan ruler who established the Durrani Empire at...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Ahmad_Shah.html (172 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Massoud Ready to Fight On
		Massoud’s military strategy is to hold the present front line, which runs roughly 60 miles north and south of Taloqan along the border between Takhar and Badakhsan province.
		Massoud’s abandonment of Taloqan was partly to avoid civilian casualties and any counter-attack he carries out will be equally hampered by his fear of causing excessive casualties among civilians in the region, who largely support his cause.
		Massoud’s strategy now depends on pushing the Taliban back to a point where another military stalemate develops over the long winter months, in the hope that international pressure and a build up of his forces will better prepare him for the spring.
	www.eurasianet.org /eurasianet/departments/insight/articles/eav1006a00.shtml (1909 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud
		On the morning of September 9, 2001, guerrilla leader Ahmad Shah Massoud sat down with two reporters at his base in Khvajeh Baha od Din, in northern Afghanistan, to give one more interview about the unending civil war in his country.
		Ahmad Shah Massoud—hero of the war against the Soviets, implacable foe of the Taliban regime—passed from this life in the back of a battered Land Cruiser, racing through the mountains of Afghanistan.
		Someone had sent him an e-mail that day that said, “You must be a happy man to have met Ahmad Shah Massoud.” And in fact we knew we’d been incredibly fortunate to have met him.
	groups.msn.com /AhmadShahMassoud/page1.msnw (804 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud
		The 48-year-old Massoud was an indomitable resistance leader in the 1980s, repelling one Soviet foray after the next.
		Massoud kept everyone waiting while he said his prayers, then sat behind a large desk and answered questions through a translator.
		Ahmed Shah Massoud: The Taliban are not a force to be considered invincible.
	groups.msn.com /AhmadShahMassoud/massoudlastword.msnw (1127 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud: Spirit of `The Lion' needed in cartoon controversy
		A true pity that the spirit of Ahmad Shah Massoud isn't being invoked to shine on the current cartoon controversy.
		Massoud is an inspirational hero; a Muslim hero and one who undoubtedly worshipped the Prophet Muhammad.
		Massoud, who studied architecture and was an avid lifelong reader of Persian poetry, fought the Soviets even after ridding his country of them.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2006/edesk021306.htm (545 words)

	TIME Magazine \| 60 Years of Asian Heroes: Ahmad Shah Massoud
		Massoud's place in history is assured by the fact that he was arguably the most brilliant practitioner of guerrilla warfare in the late 20th century.
		During the fighting I met Massoud at his headquarters north of Kabul and was struck by his intense integrity, charisma and disarming humor.
		The struggles between bin Laden and Massoud are emblematic of the divisions in the Muslim world between militants who advocate violence against the West and those who favor peaceful coexistence.
	www.time.com /time/asia/2006/heroes/nb_massoud.html (409 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud
		His prayers ended, Massoud rose to stand, his figure was unchanged by the years of struggle, but deep lines now creased his face and the light of hope in that face was just a bit dimmer.
		Massoud didn't really like interviews, but considered them necessary to keep the voice of liberty in his country alive and attention focused on the destiny of his people.
		Ahmad was standing in the courtyard urging them to be calm and asked us to enter the shelter as the Taliban were bombing the house and although as yet none had fallen on the house specifically, the women were panicky and he wanted them to go to the shelter and we should too.
	giovanni010.tripod.com /massoud/documenti_eng.htm (6388 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Asia: Afghanistan: Society and Culture: Politics: Politicians: Massoud, Ahmed Shah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ahmad Shah Massoud (01.09.1953 - 09.09.2001) - Extensive biography of the hero of Afghanistan who fought the Soviets and the Taliban.
		Pravda: Ahmad Shah Massoud and the Nobel Prize - Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was officially proclaimed the national hero of Afghanistan on April 25, 2002 and a special committee has been collecting signatures to award him the Nobel Prize posthumously.
		Telegraph: Ahmad Shah Massoud - Full obituary of the leader of the United Front who became known as the "Lion of Panjshir" for his success in resisting Soviet efforts to secure central Afghanistan in the 1980's.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/Afghanistan/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Politicians/Massoud,_Ahmed_Shah (892 words)

	Afghanistan Online: Interview with Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud
		On the morning of July 2, the group met with Ahmad Shah Massoud, commander of the Mujahedeen resistance forces in Afghanistan.
		Ahmad Shah Massoud: First of all, I would like to welcome our sisters to inside Afghanistan.
		If [Zahir Shah could call a Loya Jirga and peace could be restored in that manner, not only do we have no objections to it, but we would cooperate and assist it.
	www.afghan-web.com /documents/int-masood.html (2260 words)

	Ahmad Shah Massoud
		Born in 1953 in Panjsher, Massoud fled to Pakistan when the King was deposed in 1973.
		Massoud was a key player in establishing Northern Alliance in 1992.
		Rabbani and Massoud moved to the north of the country and continue to be recognized as Afghanistan's rightful rulers by most of the world.
	www.patriciaguthrie.com /ahmad_shah_massoud.htm (209 words)

	The Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, by Paul Wolf, 9/14/03
		Massoud has become an abstract symbol of the defeat of the Taliban, the defeat of the Soviet Union, and of the Afghan "resistance" generally.
		Apparently, Commander Massoud was extremely angry after his final meeting with Rafael, who'd suggested in the meeting that his best option might be to surrender to the Taliban.
		The United Front veterans I met were certain that Ahmad Shah Massood attended at least one of the early "Shanghai Five" meetings, held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in June of 2000.
	www.ratical.org /ratville/CAH/ASMassoud.html (2542 words)

	Johns Hopkins Gazette \| February 9, 2004
		Ahmad Shah Massoud became known as the Lion of Panshjir because of his ability to turn back the Soviet Red Army from his home base in the Panshjir Valley north of Kabul.
		In 2002, Massoud was nominated posthumously for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.
		On Sept. 9, 2001, Massoud was killed by suicide attackers who had posed as television journalists, setting off a bomb packed inside their video camera.
	www.jhu.edu /~gazette/2004/09feb04/09afghan.html (931 words)

	Current Events and News from Afghanistan - Archives
		Massoud said 2500 fresh Pakistani fighters have reached Afghanistan, around 1500 of whom are stationed in Shemali Front and the remaining in Kunduz.
		Massoud said his forces were ready to put up a tough resistance against the Pakistanis and their Taliban surrogates and asked all Afghans to pray for the success of the defenders of independence and territorial integrity of the country.
		In that a decisive battle between the troops of Ahmed shah Massoud and the Taliban appears currently to be out of the picture, the only long range solution available is a reuniting of the Pashtuns, which is the largest tribal group in Afghanistan.
	www.gems-afghan.com /archives.htm (3721 words)

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