Editing Mohammad Qasim Fahim (section)

==Death==
Fahim's last years were beset by health problems which required hospital treatment in Germany. He died of a heart attack on 9 March 2014.<ref name=Telegraph100314 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan/2014/03/140309_k04_mohammad_qasim_fahim|title=محمد قسیم فهیم؛ از تولد تا مرگ|website=BBC News فارسی|date=9 March 2014|language=fa|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://afghanistan.shafaqna.com/interviews-and-texts/item/26654-%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85.html?tmpl=component&print=1|title=نگاهی به زندگینامه مارشال محمد قسیم فهیم|website=afghanistan.shafaqna.com|access-date=20 November 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://middleeastpress.com/pashto/1392/12/19/%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d9%82%d8%b3%db%8c%d9%85-%d9%81%d9%87%db%8c%d9%85-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%af/|title=مارشال محمد قسیم فهیم کی بود !|date=10 March 2014|work=Middle East Press|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

Karzai called Fahim's death "a huge loss for Afghanistan" and the government of Afghanistan called for a three-day national mourning period.<ref name=wpost090314>{{cite news|last1=Sieff|first1=Kevin|title=Mohammad Qasim Fahim, Afghanistan's first vice president, dies at 57|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mohammad-qasim-fahim-afghanistans-first-vice-president-dies-at-57/2014/03/09/67ab658c-a7a5-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html|access-date=21 June 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26503634|title=Afghan vice-president Mohammad Qasim Fahim dies|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Ali M Latifi |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/03/afghan-vice-president-fahim-qassim-dies-at-57-2014398122863543.html |title=Afghan Vice President Qassim Fahim dies at 57 – Central & South Asia|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> The UN called him in a statement "a good and trusted partner of the UN."<ref name=wpost090314/>

The Prime Minister of India, while emphasizing his role in fostering India-Afghanistan relations, called him "a brave and fearless military commander, whose contribution to Afghanistan's stabilisation and reconstruction after over three decades of war and conflict will always be remembered. Marshal Fahim was also a close friend of India. We shall never forget his personal contribution to nurturing and strengthening the India Afghanistan strategic partnership."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/press-details.php?nodeid=1785 |title=PM condoles the passing way of Afghan Vice President Marshal Fahim : Press Releases : Prime Minister of India − Dr. Manmohan Singh (22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014) |website=archivepmo.nic.in |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Ambassador [[James B. Cunningham|James Cunningham]] of the United States called him "a leader during the Jihad, and that he played a major role in moving Afghanistan toward moderation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/marshal-supporter-national-government|title=Marshal Supporter of a National Government|website=TOLOnews|language=en|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

After his death, the [[Afghan National Defense University]] was renamed Marshal Fahim National Defense University (MFNDU).<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/numerous-casualties-in-shooting-at-afghan-training-academy/2014/08/05/434613ba-1cb0-11e4-ae54-0cfe1f974f8a_story.html The Washington Post] 5 August 2014</ref>

His death came only a few weeks before Karzai was due to step down from the presidency, and as NATO forces pull out of Afghanistan, added to the prevailing atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.<ref name=Telegraph100314 />

His life and legacy were commemorated annually on the 9th of March in Kabul and other provinces during the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Marshal Fahim's Death Anniversary Marked|work=TOLOnews|url=https://tolonews.com/farakhabar/farakhabar-marshal-fahim%E2%80%99s-death-anniversary-marked|language=en|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/marshall-fahim-honored-third-anniversary-his-death|title=Marshall Fahim Honored on Third Anniversary of His Death|website=TOLOnews|language=en|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>