Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar Province, Afghanistan

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Khwaja Bahauddin in Takhar Province, Afghanistan, is a town best known as the place where Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated in 2001.

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Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar Province, Afghanistan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeRole district center of Khwaja Bahauddin District
approximateLocation near the border with Tajikistan
north of Taloqan
associatedWith Ahmad Shah Massoud
United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance)
conflictContext Afghan civil war (post-1992)
linked to: Afghan Civil War

war against the Taliban regime (1996–2001)
country Afghanistan
eventDate 9 September 2001 (assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud)
knownFor assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud in 2001
languageMajority Dari Persian (likely)
Tajik dialects (likely)
locatedIn Northeastern Afghanistan
Takhar Province
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Khwaja Bahauddin District
namedAfter a local Islamic figure known as Khwaja Bahauddin (likely)
notablePersonKilledThere Ahmad Shah Massoud
provinceCapitalDistance relatively remote from Taloqan, the capital of Takhar Province (approximate)
region Tajik-majority areas of Afghanistan
religionMajority Sunni Islam (likely)
linked to: Sunni Islam
securityStatus area affected by insurgency and conflict after 2001 (likely)
significantEvent assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud
strategicImportance served as a logistical hub for anti-Taliban forces
timeZone Afghanistan Time (UTC+4:30)
linked to: Afghanistan Time
transportRole local market and service center for surrounding rural areas
usedAs base area for the Northern Alliance
rear base during the Afghan civil war of the 1990s

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Ahmad Shah Massoud deathPlace Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar Province, Afghanistan