National Coalition of Afghanistan ( , Etelaf-e Milli ; previously known as the Coalition for Change and Hope ) , is a political coalition in Afghanistan led by Abdullah Abdullah , Afghanistan 's former foreign minister ( 2001-2005 ) and main challenger of President Hamid Karzai in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections . Abdullah Abdullah was a close friend of the Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated two days before the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
National Coalition of Afghanistan