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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1556 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1556

  To honor and recognize Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military 
     leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance who was tragically 
 assassinated by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 25 years ago on September 9, 
                                 2001.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2026

 Mr. Vindman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  To honor and recognize Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military 
     leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance who was tragically 
 assassinated by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 25 years ago on September 9, 
                                 2001.

Whereas Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud's service to Afghanistan spans decades;
Whereas, during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, he participated in the 
        successful effort to deny the Soviet Union control over the Panjshir 
        Valley;
Whereas he later led peace and power-sharing initiatives in Afghanistan after 
        the fall of the Communist government and was appointed Minister of 
        Defense;
Whereas he firmly rejected the extremist interpretation of Islam which 
        underpinned Taliban ideology;
Whereas, following the Taliban takeover in 1996, he led the armed resistance to 
        Taliban rule as the military commander of Afghanistan's Northern 
        Alliance;
Whereas, through his leadership, Afghanistan's Northern Alliance maintained 
        control of approximately 10 percent of Afghanistan;
Whereas he was an unyielding advocate for the Afghan people, as he urged 
        European leaders to provide humanitarian aid to alleviate and combat the 
        tragic conditions of the Afghan people under Taliban rule;
Whereas, on September 9, 2001, he was killed in a suicide bombing by 2 Al-Qaeda 
        terrorists and the Taliban; and
Whereas his leadership of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance was essential to 
        maintaining resistance to the Taliban, which laid the groundwork for 
        subsequent United States military action in Operation Jawbreaker and the 
        eventual overthrow of the Taliban regime: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors and recognizes 
Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military leader of Afghanistan's 
Northern Alliance who was tragically assassinated by Al-Qaeda and the 
Taliban 25 years ago.
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To honor and recognize Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance who was tragically assassinated by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 25 years ago on September 9, 2001.

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