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Ahmad Shah Massoud

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Ahmad Shah Massoud

Born September 2, 1953 · Bāzārak, Afghanistan

Died November 9, 2001 · aged 48

Ahmad Shah Massoud (c. 1953 – 9 September 2001) was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989. Later, in the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militias, and actively fought against the Taliban and their allies, fro…

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Les combattants de l'insolenceLes combattants de l'insolence · 1985
Les combattants de l'insolence
★ 9.01985
MovieDocumentaryWar
Une vallée contre un empireUne vallée contre un empire · 1981
Une vallée contre un empire
★ 9.01981
MovieDocumentary
When the Soviet troops entered Afghanistan in December 1979, Christophe de Ponfilly and Jérôme Bony made their first clandestine reportage in the Panjshir valley. "A valley against an empire" testifies to the beginning of the struggle of a young commander, Amah Shah Massoud.

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