CNN.com - Massoud is Alive, says Brother - Conflicting reports are circulating regarding whether the leader of Afghanistan's opposition to the ruling Taliban, Ahmed Shah Massoud, is still alive. www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/09/10/afghanistan.masood
Northern Alliance Face Uncertain Future - Vladimir Davlatov in Dushanbe reports that the death of Ahmed Shah Massoud will significantly weaken his anti-Taleban forces and dispirit Afghanistan's neighbours who had relied on him to stem the radical Islamist tide. www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/rca/rca_200109_69_3_eng.txt
Sebastian Junger Remembers Massoud - Junger remembers the leader of the Northern Aliance. www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0110/junger.html
