Ahmad Shah Massoud Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ahmad Shah Massoud, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Afghanistan.

3 records2001–20013 events1 places

Chronological biography

2001

Al-Qaeda Attack9 September 2001

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Minister of Defence · Khwaja Bahauddin

The assassination removes the leading military commander of the anti-Taliban Islamic State.

Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud9 September 2001

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Minister of Defence · Khwaja Bahauddin

Al-Qaeda suicide attackers posing as journalists assassinate Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Death of Ahmad Shah Massoud9 September 2001

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Minister of Defence · Khwaja Bahauddin

Massoud dies from injuries caused by a bomb hidden in a television camera.

Titles and roles

Minister of Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.