The Ministry of Defense is the cabinet ministry of Afghanistan responsible for overseeing the Afghan Armed Forces. The ministry is located in Kabul.
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Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud Khan
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Ahmad Shah Massoud
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Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afg
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…1950–2022) May 1988 March 1990 1 year, 10 months PDPA–Khalq (12) Mohammad Aslam Watanjar (1946–2000) March 1990 April 1992 2 years, 1 month PDPA–Khalq – Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001) 28 April 1992 28 June 1992 61 days Jamiat-e Islami 17 28 June 1992 9 September 2001 9 years, 73 days 18 Obaidullah Akhund (1968–2010) April…
Massoud in 2001
View of Panjshir Valley from Massoud's Tomb
Massoud with President of the European Parliament Nicole Fontaine in April 2001
Afghan National Army honouring Massoud's resistance at his tomb and memorial in September 2010