Ahmed Shah Masoud in 1999 at his mountain retreat near Farkhar in northeast Afghanistan. (ROBERT C. SANCHEZ / LAT)
Ahmed Shah Masoud
Masoud greets supporters after a prayer ceremony in Farkhar, Afghanistan in 1999. (ROBERT C. SANCHEZ / LAT)
Portraits of Afghan resistance chief Ahmed Shah Masoud, the “Lion of Panjshir” slain Sept. 9, are popular. (CAROLYN COLE / LAT)
A photo of Ahmed Shah Masoud hangs on the wall in the lobby of the Afghan foreign ministry in February. (WALLY SKALIJ / LAT)
