Mohammad Yunus Qanuni vs Stepan Shaumyan

Qanuni was a senior member of the Northern Alliance, serving as a close advisor to Ahmad Shah Massoud. He handled political and diplomatic affairs, representing the alliance in international forums and helping to secure foreign support.

Qanuni served as Afghanistan's Interior Minister under Hamid Karzai, overseeing security and law enforcement. He worked to rebuild the police force and combat warlordism, though his tenure faced challenges from factional violence and corruption.

Qanuni was elected Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People), Afghanistan's lower house of parliament. He held the position until 2011, playing a key role in legislative processes and balancing ethnic and factional interests in the post-Taliban government.

Shaumyan was appointed by Lenin as the Extraordinary Commissar for the Caucasus in December 1917, tasked with spreading Bolshevik influence and organizing Soviet power in the region.

Shaumyan led the defense of Baku against the advancing Ottoman Army and Azerbaijani forces from June to September 1918. The city fell on September 15, leading to the collapse of the Baku Commune.

Shaumyan became the chairman of the Baku Council of People's Commissars (the Baku Commune) in April 1918, leading the Bolshevik government in the city. He implemented Soviet policies and organized defense against Ottoman forces.

Shaumyan was captured by anti-Bolshevik forces after the fall of the Baku Commune in September 1918. He was executed by a firing squad near Krasnovodsk along with 25 other commissars, becoming a martyr for the Bolshevik cause.