To honor and recognize Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance who was tragically assassinated by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 25 years ago on September 9, 2001.
Sponsored By: Representative Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
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Honors Ahmad Shah Massoud’s decades of leadership and resistance to extremist rule.
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The resolution would ceremonially recognize his defense of the Panjshir Valley against the Soviet occupation, his post-communist service including as Minister of Defense, his leadership of the Northern Alliance which held about 10 percent of Afghanistan, his calls for European humanitarian aid, and his assassination by Al‑Qaeda and the Taliban on September 9, 2001, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death.
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Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
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