2001. L'enterrement du commandant Massoud

The man known in Europe as "Commander Massoud", the military leader of the Afghan resistance against the Soviets and then against the Taliban, was killed in an attack two days before those of September 11, 2001 in the United States. The images of Massoud's funeral in his birthplace in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul testify to an important day in Afghanistan's recent history. According to Muslim rites, he should have been buried on the day of his death. So why was there a week wait? What was at stake at this funeral? And what was the connection between the attack on Massud and 9/11? Over ten Afghan cameramen filmed the funeral. But who did they work for?

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