Burhanuddin Rabbani asked Pakistani intelligence to "eliminate" Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Author: Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Army General, former head of the Operations Directorate of the United Front of Afghanistan (UFA)
I want to present my untold story, which I heard from the mouth of the late Amir Sahib (Ahmad Shah Massoud's popular nickname) about the conspiracy against him and his assassination. I swear to God, I heard all this with my own ears and want to present it to our people and his fans without embellishment.
First, one day, we were together, and Davudkhan (Masoud's nephew) called Amir Sahib on a satellite phone from Dushanbe. He said that mujahideen who were in the forest between two rivers in the north of Imam Sahib District and south of the Tajik border reported the arrival of two Arabs who wanted to come to the forest and asked for permission.
Amir Sahib angrily told him that these are those two Arabs and do not allow them to come. I did not understand and did not ask who those two Arabs were but he was earnest and angry. When these Arab suicide bombers killed Amir Sahib later, it was revealed that he knew about it in advance.
Secondly, some may not believe or say that this will cause a rift between us but I have already taken an oath that I will not look into my heart after this because I was the head of his Operations Directorate and we spent most of the time together. Together we planned operations and carried them out, and I learned a lot from him and owe him a lot.
One day Amir Sahib and I were alone. At that time the enemy movements in the north were increasing. We were working on a plan. Suddenly he turned to me and said, “Zabit (Sergeant), do you know what plot is being hatched against me?” I said I did not know. Amir Sahib continued his conversation and said, “Ustad Rabbani told the Pakistanis that I have no problem with you, the only obstacle between us is Amir Sahib (he pointed to himself), that is, he named me. He suggested that the Pakistanis remove this obstacle, that is, kill me, and then they can find a common language."
These were the words of Amir Sahib and I was very upset and surprised.
(FROM ANOTHER SOURCE NAMED GUL MOHAMMAD RAHIMI: “Ahmad Shah Masood told this story to us too. According to him, Ustad (Rabbani) sent a letter to Chitral signed by him and all the top commanders of Badakhshan through his man named Syed Akbar Agha. The latter told others later that when I delivered the letter to the ISI office in Chitral, I was interrogated and notes were taken. I was very ashamed in front of my conscience.
This is what I heard from Amir Sahib in Darqad district, in the guest house of Qazi Kabir. He has gone and we will go too. There is no need for us to lie.")
After this, Amir Sahib, with his faith in God and the great spirit given to him by God, seeing my excitement and despair, smiled. He came back to the main topic of the war plan. I thought to myself what a brave and forgiving man he was who knew about such a shameful conspiracy in detail, but did not show the slightest concern or resentment. He continued to consider Rabbani as the leader and president and showed respect for him.
I leave the rest of the judgment to my dear friends and compatriots. This was the truth that I had to say after many years. Let people think what they want about me.
At the same time as the martyrdom of Amir Sahib, the enemy moved with all its forces from Talikan towards Badakhshan, where they met strong resistance from the mujahideen of Farkhar at Dashti Rubah (Fox Plain) and the Farkhar crossroads and, having suffered heavy losses, retreated again and could not reach Badakhshan.
In addition, for several days the fact of the martyrdom of Amir Sahib was carefully hidden. And it was announced that he was wounded and would soon return to duty. The main plan of the Taliban was to bypass Panjshir from the rear, that is, from Badakhshan, since the brave mujahideen of Shamali (the provinces north of Kabul - Parwan, Kapisa, and Panjshir) stubbornly defended themselves, and the route of penetration for the Taliban was blocked. If not for the September 11 event in the US two days later and the Taliban and its patrons had not come under pressure from the West, the same project in Badakhshan would have been implemented.