"The Lion Of Panjshir" Ahmad Shah Massoud & His War Against The Taliban

In 1992, with the defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, the war for control of the country began. Numerous factions led behind warlords such as Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (Hizib-I-Islami) and Ahmed Shah Massoud (Northern Alliance) and the communist remnants in Kabul began. by 1996 a new foe fought against Massoud, this time led by the complete backing and financial support of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ISI, the Taliban. In 2001, Massoud was assassinated, and two days later Bin Laden's Al Qaeda attacked the United States. It would later come out thru unclassified reports that it was the CIA, Pakistan ISI and Saudi donors who gave financial and logistical support to the Hekmatyar in 1992 and the Taliban in 1996, in hopes of defeating Massoud.