Ahmad Shah Massoud Killed by Al Qaeda Two Days Before 9/11 Attacks

Afghan military commander Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001. The attack was carried out by Al Qaeda operatives, just two days before the September 11 attacks on the United States. Massoud was widely regarded as the most significant Taliban rival and a key resistance leader in Afghanistan. His killing is believed to have been strategically timed to eliminate a major obstacle to Taliban and Al Qaeda influence ahead of the 9/11 attacks.
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