Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial – Massoud Circle – Kabul, Afghanistan
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Greeny's Ghost
N 34° 32.202 E 069° 11.564
42S E 517685 N 3821683
This landmark traffic circle and memorial monument are dedicated to the official national hero of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud. One of the early casualties in the war on terror.
Waymark Code: WM85MD
Location: Afghanistan
Date Posted: 02/02/2010
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THIS IS THE FIRST WAYMARK REGISTERED IN AFGHANISTAN; may peace bring many more. -Jamshid Kuhestani.

(Borrowed from Wikepedia...)

Ahmad Shah Massoud (September 1953 – September 9, 2001) 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 nickname Lion of Panjshir. His followers call him Amir Sahib-e Shahid (Our Martyred Commander). An ethnic Tajik, Massoud was a moderate of the anti-Soviet resistance leaders.

Following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet-backed government of Mohammad Najibullah, Massoud became the Defense Minister in 1992 under the government of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. Following the collapse of Rabbani's government and the rise of the Taliban in 1996, Massoud returned to the role of an armed opposition leader, serving as the military commander of the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (known previously as the Northern Alliance).

On September 9, 2001, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States, Massoud was assassinated in Takhar Province of Afghanistan by suspected al-Qaeda agents.

The following year, he was named "National Hero" by the order of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The date of his death, September 9, is observed as a national holiday in Afghanistan, known as "Massoud Day." The year following his assassination, in 2002, Massoud was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The monument and traffic circle were dedicated in 2002.
Memorial Placed by:: The People Of Afghanistan
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