The Afghan commander who knew 9/11 was coming | ASSASSINS

Five months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Afghan resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud warned the western world that Al Qaeda was planning something big. But no one took him seriously. And just two days before they committed the most lethal terrorist attack in history, Al Qaeda assassinated Massoud too. But in the carnage that followed, the world barely noticed. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 CHAPTERS 00:00 9/11 00:41 The warning 02:50 Hello my friend 05:57 Massoud’s formative years 07:44 The Soviet invasion 08:45 The Lion of Panjshir 10:45 The fight for Afghanistan 12:59: The rise of the Taliban 15:17: The assassination 17:56: Massoud’s legacy Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: John Jacobs Video Producer: Tejas Bhat Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia