21 Facts About Waheed Muzhda

Ahmad Waheed Mozhdah was a senior Afghan political analyst, writer and a peace activist.

Waheed Muzhda was a poet and wrote several anti-Soviet poetry during the Soviet Afghan war.

Waheed Muzhda was widely cited by various international newspapers for his views on Afghan conflict.

Waheed Muzhda was praised as a probing intellectual by many journalists and scholars.

Waheed Muzhda was assassinated on 20 November 2019 in Kabul.

Several political observers and experts believe that Waheed Muzhda was assassinated for his views by pro-government groups as 'a part of campaign to silence people with different views'.

Waheed Muzhda's death drew widespread condemnation from prominent Afghan officials with many describing his death as a loss for Afghan nation.

Waheed Muzhda completed his elementary education at Habibia High School in Kabul, and later earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Kabul University.

In 2013, during an interview with German newspaper Die Presse, Waheed Muzhda said that Taliban and Iran had links with each other since 2009 and these links have been ignored by the European and US media.

Waheed Muzhda stated that Iran was supporting Taliban because it wanted to get rid of United States presence in Afghanistan.

Zaeef, like Waheed Muzhda, had worked in the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, and had served as the Taliban's Ambassador to Pakistan.

Waheed Muzhda explained that many other former Guantanamo captives who had been the target of night raids had been killed, not captured, and that Zaeef feared that US special forces would kill him in a future raid if he didn't leave Afghanistan.

Waheed Muzhda was working toward ending war in Afghanistan and was actively involved in peace process.

Waheed Muzhda stated that 'Muzhda murder was stab in the back for the peace process'.

On 20 November 2019, Waheed Muzhda was assassinated in Kabul by two gunmen on a motorcycle while he was on his way to the Mosque near a Russian embassy.

Waheed Muzhda's killing drew widespread condemnation from prominent Afghan officials with many describing his death as "a loss for Afghan nation".

Former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, condemned the killing of Waheed Muzhda and termed his murder as an "attack on civil liberties and freedom of speech in Afghanistan".

Waheed Muzhda stated that "Muzhda killing is a part of an alarming trend of targeting individuals who work for peace and freedom of speech".

Waheed Muzhda said that "dissenting voices and opinions must be heard and dealt with, not silenced".

Taliban condemned the assassination of Waheed Muzhda and held Afghan intelligence agency, National Directorate of Security, responsible for the killing of Waheed Muzhda.

Waheed Muzhda's funeral took place on 21 November 2019 and was attended by Prominent figures of all backgrounds.