The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, plunged the world into shock and resulted in the Western world waging a relentless war on Islamic fundamentalism. Two days earlier, on September 9, Commander Massoud had been assassinated by the same man behind the attacks in New York: Osama Bin Laden. For months, Massoud, dubbed the "Lion of the Panjshir," had tried to make his voice heard on the dangers represented by the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. But Europe and the United States turned a blind eye. Learn the story behind the man who might have changed history.

The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, plunged the world into shock and resulted in the Western world waging a relentless war on Islamic fundamentalism. Two days earlier, on September 9, Commander Massoud had been assassinated by the same man behind the attacks in New York: Osama Bin Laden. For months, Massoud, dubbed the "Lion of the Panjshir," had tried to make his voice heard on the dangers represented by the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. But Europe and the United States turned a blind eye. Learn the story behind the man who might have changed history.