He defeated his enemy just like marshall tito, hu chi minh and che guevara did. These 3,000 books were brought back from kabul when the. Killed mysteriously just two days before the al qaeda attacks on the world trade center, massoud has been called the afghan che guevara for his vision of his countrys future and his will and desire to fulfill that vision. Nov 25, 2019 the lion of panjshir was heralded as a tenacious military commander but he was also a scholar. Journalist robert kaplan, in a 1991 book chronicling travels with afghan and pakistani mujahedin.
Lion of panjshir sort featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, old to new date, new to old. How india secretly armed afghanistans northern alliance the hindu. They saw him as a che guevara figure, a great actor on historys stage. His murder two days before the diversionary suicide attacks on 9112001 prompt speculations about the timing and the source of the hit orders. Dubbed the lion of panjshir, massoud the elder was commander of a mujahedeen force that battered one of the worlds two superpowers into. Lion of panjshirs son ready to take up his afghan destiny. With his beret cocked and his brow in a pensive wrinkle, he has the look. Nov 29, 2018 kabul ever since his assassination 17 years ago, portraits of ahmed shah massoud, the legendary antisoviet and antitaliban fighter known as the lion of panjshir, have dominated. Lion of panjshir 27 points 28 points 29 points 9 months ago both moyes and louis van gaal complained that they didnt get the signings they wanted. Delawari delivers a fresh and impassioned sound that exudes a universal spirit. It had been my dream to visit panjshir ever since id arrived in afghanistan.
A devout sunni muslim reportedly also always carrying a book of sufi mystic ghazali with him, he strongly rejected the. In afghanistan, ahmad shah massoud was known as the lion of panjshir. Will the son of the legendary lion of panjshir help to shape. Lion of panjshir by mayank austen soofi ahmad shah massoud, delhi, 2009. People who contribute to this article certainly know that panjshir means five lions but i doubt most readers of wp will know that. Ahmad shah massoud was an afghan politician and military commander. May 11, 2017 ahmad shah massoud was born in bazarak, panjshir, afghanistan on september 2, 1953 was an afghan political and military leader. The lions grave is an insightful book of dispatches that are different in focus from, but reminiscent, in their ontheground style, of the late ernie pyles reporting from north africa durning world war ii. David gaines lion of panjshir baltimore sun feature 1. These 3,000 books were brought back from kabul when the northern alliance leader withdrew from the afghan capital.
Ahmed shah massoud was born in jangalak in the panjshir valley in 1953. Ahmad shah massoud was a kabul university engineering student turned military leader who played a leading role in driving the soviet army out of afghanistan, earning him the name lion of panjshir. Jaswant singh records, in his book, a call to honour, this had to be a. As talibanafghan govt talk peace, lessons from an afghan hero killed 19 years ago ahmad shah massoud, the lion of panjshir and arguably afghanistans most wellknown mujahideen fighter, had attempted to prevent civil war in 1995 but was killed by the al qaeda 6 years later. He attended the university in kabul where he studied engineering. Sep 09, 2012 remembering the lion of panjshir ahmad shah massoud, who brazenly fought the soviet red army and taliban, is now regarded as a national hero by afghans. As such this book is far more than a historic account of massouds last years. Commander ahmed shah massoud the lion of panjshir in afghanistans. Feb 02, 2012 gohd books is thrilled to host the launch of the novel the lion and i by ariana s. Starting things off for our guestcurated 2020 white label series is an album chosen by the one and only david lynch his choice. Get right with the lion of panjshir and rep one of the original trap lordz of this whole game. What do we really know about this extraordinary afghan leader who has been called the afghan che guevarra or the lion of panjshir.
Afghan lion fights taliban with rifle and fax machine the. Ahmad shah massoud ahmad shah massoud aka lion of panjshir and his books in bazalak, panjshir. More than just the debut album from a gifted young storyteller, ariana delawaris lion of panjshir is a psychedelic folk journey. His followers call him amir sahibe shahid our beloved martyred commander. Haq, massoud, and karzai, afghanistans three leading moderates, could transcend the pashtunnonpashtun, northsouth divide. The description of the grind of iraq from a grunts perspective was particularly heartbreaking. Senior diplomat and afghanistan expert peter tomsen wrote that the lion of kabul abdul haq and the lion of panjshir ahmad shah massoud would make a formidable antitaliban team if they combined forces. We could have handled things differently, or could we.
Without warning, an attack by taliban and alqaeda troops propels michelle into a wartime adventure with commander massoud and his mujahidin, one in which a friendship between the journalist and massoud grows, giving her a unique perspective into the man the wall street journal credited as being. In on the trail of a lion, author andrew ronald shares his experiences with the legendary lion of panjshir, afghan leader ahmed shah massoud. The book travels into the dueling worlds of grunt philosophy and wa. Sep 09, 2011 a decade ago, massouds killing preceded sept. Rferl ahmad shah masud was among afghanistans most celebrated resistance leaders during the soviet occupation 197989. Passages from a book and documentary film about massoud also are in the text.
Synopsis from that flame follows journalist michelle garrett as she interviews the legendary commander ahmed shah massoud the lion of panjshir in afghanistans rugged hindu kush mountains. In that explosive moment, afghanistan lost its fiercest force for a more moderate type of islamic government, and the western world lost a valuable potential ally in the afghanistan war to come. From that flame follows journalist michelle garrett as she interviews the legendary commander ahmed shah massoud the lion of panjshir in afghanistans rugged hindu kush mountains. Home of ahmad shah massoud by moslihh 1 1 this is the. Afghanistans lion of panjshir radio free europeradio liberty, september 5, 2006 ultimong interbyu ki ahmad shah massoud piotr balcerowicz, kaamayan kan agosto 2001 pagmahaw ninda ni massoud ki roger plunk the source, december 1, 2001. Ahmad massoud, son of ahmad shah massoud the charismatic, mujahedeen commander who held the soviets at bay and was afghanistans last bulwark against the. Junger writes about ahmed shah massoud, known as the lion of the panjshir. Son of famed afghan commander massoud steps into spotlight. Sep 12, 2001 the shelves of his home deep in the panjshir valley are lined with books of military strategy and political analysis. Reporters two days before 11 september 2001 in the panshir valley of afghanstan. A famous book called ghost wars by steve coll chronicles the. Jan 01, 2010 in this book, author andrew ronald shares his experiences with the legendary lion of panjshir, afghan leader ahmed shah massoud. Ahmad shah massoud aka lion of panjshir and his books in bazalak, panjshir.
He was a powerful military commander during the resistance against. What you get is ariana delawaris impressive debut cd lion of panjshir, a surreal blend of east and west, ancient and contemporary, and eternal truths. The panjshir valley native gained international notoriety during the. A hero for many afghans, the lion of panjshir had emerged a legendary figure in afghanistans turbulent recent history. Nov 09, 1999 the lion of the panjshir is not a big man, especially so for someone thought to be afghanistans greatest guerrilla fighter. A commemoration service has been held in kabul in honour of ahmed shah massoud, 10 years after his assassination. His goal to find fabled warlord ahmed shah massoud takes him through a number of dead ends as the lion of panjshir. Without warning, an attack by taliban and alqaeda troops propels michelle into a wartime adventure with commander massoud and his mujahidin, one in which a friendship between the journalist and massoud grows, giving her a unique perspective into the man the wall street journal credited as. Excerpt from that flame follows journalist michelle garrett as she interviews the legendary commander ahmed shah massoud the lion of panjshir in afghanistans rugged hindu kush mountains. Remembering the lion of panjshir asia news al jazeera. Dubbed the lion of panjshir, the elder massoud still emblazons billboards, blast walls, car windows and even coffee mugs in the capital and. Pin by pablo calahorra on mojaheed tajik massoud, afghan war. I wouldnt be suprised if mou comes out with the same story. So i propose a lighter issue for discussion on the side.
The book tells the story of a woman who in 1997 goes to afghanistan in the spur of the moment to fulfil her dream of meeting the great afghan mujahedin leader ahmad shah massoud the lion of panjshir. My father was the first to negotiate with the taliban trt world. Lion of panjshir by ariana delawari on amazon music. Sep 01, 2005 memoirs non fiction commandant massoud was assassinated by islamic fundamentalists on 9th september 2001, two days before the attacks on the world trade centre. Jan 17, 2012 the book tells the story of a woman who in 1997 goes to afghanistan in the spur of the moment to fulfil her dream of meeting the great afghan mujahedin leader ahmad shah massoud the lion of panjshir.
After the fall of the taliban, her parents returned to their native country to help in its rebuilding. But the focus of his book is ahmed shah massoud, the legendary lion of panjshir, who desperately sought to warn the west of the talibans dangers. Commander masood is last obstacle to taliban world news. Dec 06, 20 the lion of panjshir deserved more from the world. But the lion of panjshir contains few of massouds own words.
Panjshir comes from the persian panj five and shir lion, in recognition of the five brothers who legend says managed to contain the flood waters of the river that runs through the. The cia officers as quoted by author steve coll in ghost wars admired massoud greatly. Massoud was schooled in france and was fluent in four languages. On september 5, 2019, he was declared his fathers successor at his mausoleum in the panjshir valley. The text contains only about half of what i started out with, gaines says. And thanks to him, the panjshir valley was one of only two places the. The invasion of afghanistan by the soviet union in 1979 changed the course of that countrys history and the direction of ahmed shah massouds life.
Commander ahmed shah massoud, a warlord renowned for his fight against the. As talibanafghan govt talk peace, lessons from an afghan. Buy on the trail of a lion by rowan ar at low price in india flipkart. Robert young peltons, the worlds most dangerous places. In that explosive moment, afghanistan lost its fiercest force for a more moderate type of islamic government, and the western world lost a valuable potential ally in the afghanistan war. There are a dozen books on afghan history as well as on stalin and alexander. From that flame follows journalist michelle garrett as she interviews the legendary commander ahmed shah massoud, the lion of panjshir, in afghanistans rugged hindu kush mountains. Persian poetry, histories of the afghan war in multiple languages. Ahmad shah massoud has to be considered one of the greatest leaders of guerrilla movements in the 20th century.
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