Mujahideen Victory Day

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Mujahideen Victory Day is a political holiday observed in Afghanistan, falling on the 28th April each year. It commemorates the day when the Afghan mujahideen overthrew the Russian-backed regime in Afghanistan in 1992.

[edit] Current festivities

  • 2007: Afghan President Mohammed Karzai awarded medals to Jihadi veterans in commemoration of the holiday. [1]
  • 2006: Karzai gave a public speech at Kabul's Chaman-e-Hozori park[2]
    • Also on Victory Day 2006, parliament deputy Malalai Joya stood to denounce mujahideen atrocities, and was threatened with death by other parliament deputies. Reporters without Borders journalist Omid Yakmanish was beaten by two parliamentarians while attempting to film the debate.[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Daoud Khan Men accused of war crimes by rights group likely to get medals OhmyNews, 25 April 2007
  2. ^ Borhan Younus, Ilyas Wahdat and Naeem Kohistani Taliban steps up spring offensive Asia Times, 19 May 2006
  3. ^ [http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17681 Members of parliament beat up cameraman ]Reporters Without Borders 12 May 2006
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