Monday 2 April 2007

Massoud Qiam 6.30 pm reports on Yolo TV

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

6th Aina photojournalism graduation

The graduation of the 6th Aina photojournalism course 2007Today, 18 Afghan students graduated from the basic photojournalism course at the Aina Media Centre in Kabul. The students had been studying for the last 2 months full time in all facets of the photojournalism industry under the guidance of international photojournalist Fardin Waezi / Aina Photo.

The graduation of the 6th Aina photojournalism course 2007Today, 18 Afghan students graduated from the basic photojournalism course at the Aina Media Centre in Kabul. The students had been studying for the last 2 months full time in all facets of the photojournalism industry under the guidance of international photojournalist Fardin Waezi / Aina Photo.


The graduation of the 6th Aina photojournalism course 2007Today, 18 Afghan students graduated from the basic photojournalism course at the Aina Media Centre in Kabul. The students had been studying for the last 2 months full time in all facets of the photojournalism industry under the guidance of international photojournalist Fardin Waezi / Aina Photo.


The graduation of the 6th Aina photojournalism course 2007Today, 18 Afghan students graduated from the basic photojournalism course at the Aina Media Centre in Kabul. The students had been studying for the last 2 months full time in all facets of the photojournalism industry under the guidance of international photojournalist Fardin Waezi / Aina Photo.


The graduation of the 6th Aina photojournalism course 2007Today, 18 Afghan students graduated from the basic photojournalism course at the Aina Media Centre in Kabul. The students had been studying for the last 2 months full time in all facets of the photojournalism industry under the guidance of international photojournalist Fardin Waezi / Aina Photo.

Massoud Qiam 6.30 pm reports on Tolo TV

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.


Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Massoud Qiam presents 6.30pm reports programme broadcasted on the Afghan private channel Tolo TV. He has created this investigative weekly programme in 2005.

Sunday 1 April 2007

Commemoration of Massoud death in Panjshir Valley.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Commemoration of Massoud death in Panjshir Valley.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Commemoration of Massoud death in Kabul Stadium.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


( Commemoration of Massoud death in Panjshir Valley)

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 10th 2006 at Ahmed Shah Massoud Mausoleum in Panjshir valley to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Commemoration of Massoud death in Kabul Stadium.


Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Commemoration of Massoud death in Kabul.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


(Commemoration of Massoud death in Kabul Stadium)

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including President Hamid Karzai and his Vice-presidents, ministers, VIPs and militaries gather on September 9th 2006 at Ghazi Kabul Stadium to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Commemoration of Massoud death in Kabul

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.


Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

Thousands of Afghan people including Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud, Afghan ministers, VIPs and militaries, gather on September 7th 2006 at the Loya Jirga tents, West Kabul, to commemorate the fifth year of the death of the “Afghan National Hero”. Ahmed Shah Massoud, nicknamed “The Lion of Panjshir”, was a military leader who played a significant role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan. Under the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Massoud became Defense Minister. After the collapse of Rabbani’s government and the rise of Taliban regime, Massoud, a Tajik, became the military leader of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of various armed Afghan opposition groups. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001 by two men posing as journalists. He is revered as a martyr throughout the country and especially in Panjshir valley his homeland.

ANA Engineer Demining Training Program at Bagram airfield Afghanistan

Two Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers from the 201st Corps slip on their demining outfit to particpate to the pilote course of a demining training program at the U.S. led coalition force Bagram airfield, on Sept. 13, 2006, Afghanistan.

Two Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers from the 201st Corps slip on their demining outfit to particpate to the pilote course of a demining training program at the U.S. led coalition force Bagram airfield, on Sept. 13, 2006, Afghanistan.


Two Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers from the 201st Corps slip on their demining outfit to particpate to the pilote course of a demining training program at the U.S. led coalition force Bagram airfield, on Sept. 13, 2006, Afghanistan.

Two Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers from the 201st Corps slip on their demining outfit to particpate to the pilote course of a demining training program at the U.S. led coalition force Bagram airfield, on Sept. 13, 2006, Afghanistan.

Two Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers from the 201st Corps slip on their demining outfit to particpate to the pilote course of a demining training program at the U.S. led coalition force Bagram airfield, on Sept. 13, 2006, Afghanistan.