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Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan on September 9, 2001.

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Is it true that Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan on September 9, 2001?

Yes. Multiple reliable sources and official reports confirm that Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan on September 9, 2001.

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Wikipedia: Ahmad Shah Massoud
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Wikipedia: Ahmad Shah Massoud. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud

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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Northern Alliance
States that Northern Alliance military leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Northern Alliance. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Alliance

Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Ahmad Shah Massoud
Confirms Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, was killed on September 9, 2001.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Ahmad Shah Massoud. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud

Wikisource: Wikisource: 9/11 Commission Report/Chapter 7
States the Massoud assassination took place on September 9.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 9/11 Commission Report/Chapter 7. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/9/11_Commission_Report/Chapter_7

Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud
Confirms Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001 in Afghanistan.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ahmad_Shah_Massoud

Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: 2001
Confirms Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated in Afghanistan on September 9, 2001.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: 2001. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001

Wikisource: Wikisource: 9/11 Commission Report/Chapter 6
Confirms Northern Alliance leader Ahmed Shah Massoud was assassinated on September 9.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 9/11 Commission Report/Chapter 6. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/9/11_Commission_Report/Chapter_6

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