Ahmad Shah Massoud was a prominent Afghan military leader and politician, known for his role in the resistance against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan during the 1980s. He was born on September 2, 1953, in the Panjshir Valley and became a key figure in the Northern Alliance, which opposed the Taliban regime in the 1990s. Massoud was respected for his strategic military skills and leadership. Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001, just two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States. His death marked a significant loss for the Afghan resistance movement. Today, he is remembered as a national hero in Afghanistan, symbolizing the fight for freedom and democracy.