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Two days before September 11, a 'very interesting and particular' episode took place

CNN Portugal13 September 2026 at 16:22

José Tomaz Castello Branco, CNN Portugal commentator, spoke about an episode he considers 'very interesting and particular' that occurred two days before the September 11 attacks.

In the program 'Correspondente de Guerra', the commentator recalled the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Afghan resistance against the Taliban.

The assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud happened precisely two days before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States.

This episode is referred to as having a significant connection with the context that preceded the September 11 events.

Why this matters

This article recalls a historical event directly linked to the September 11 events, when the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, two weeks after a request for help to the international community, created a power vacuum in Afghanistan days before the attacks. For readers in Portugal, the analysis by a CNN Portugal commentator contextualizes how this relatively ignored episode by the press of the time had global geopolitical consequences.

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