H.Res. 1556
Honors Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud
A House resolution recognizes Ahmad Shah Massoud, who led the Northern Alliance against Taliban rule and was killed in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001.
- Marks 25 years since his death in a September 9, 2001 suicide bombing
- He led the Northern Alliance, the armed resistance to Taliban rule after 1996
- The resolution says the Northern Alliance held about 10 percent of Afghanistan
- It notes he was appointed defense minister after the communist government fell
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