Ahmad Shah Massoud, a symbol of the resistance against the Taliban

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He was a symbol of the resistance against the Taliban, until his assassination. Now, his son is taking up his fight and defending the region of Panjshir — a region the Taliban have just claimed control of.  This is the story of Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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00:00Their people are already arming up and getting ready.

00:18If they think that today, because there is no Ahmad Shah Massoud,

00:22well, there is Ahmad Massoud.

00:31Ahmad Shah Massoud's legacy is not just a few tanks or a few grenades or a few Kalashnikovs.

00:37Ahmad Shah Massoud's legacy is the freedom and justice that is alive within every Afghan.

01:00We want to go to Kabul and declare the Islamic State in Kabul.

01:30Ahmad Shah Massoud's legacy is the freedom and justice that is alive within every Afghan.

01:38They are all in a group called the Taliban in Afghanistan.

01:45They have ideas and ideas about Islam.

01:52They are all in a group called the Taliban in Afghanistan.

02:03They are all in a group called the Taliban in Afghanistan.

02:11Bin Laden is in Central Asia, but he has networks in Afghanistan.

02:41Commander Massoud was the manifestation and embodiment of enlightened and progressive Islam.

02:48He was vehemently against dogmatic and extremist views

02:53and believed in the rights of all of the people, regardless of their race, religion and gender.

03:11He was vehemently against dogmatic and extremist views

03:17and believed in the rights of all of the people, regardless of their race, religion and gender.

03:23He was vehemently against dogmatic and extremist views

03:29and believed in the rights of all of the people, regardless of their race, religion and gender.

03:35They are very worried that the Americans are going to just leave

03:38and it is going to be we and the Taliban and we need to arm up and defend our country against them.

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