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Events on Wednesday 2 September 1953 1
1953 – 2001Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001)Died 9 September 2001, aged 48Massoud was a guerrilla commander who fought the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and then led the Northern Alliance against the Taliban through the 1990s. Known as the Lion of Panjshir, he controlled the last significant resistance to Taliban rule. He was killed by suicide bombers posing as journalists two days before the 9/11 attacks.