25 August 2021
Anti-Taliban forces loyal to Ahmad #Massoud, son of the anti-Soviet #mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, have established themselves in the #Panjshir valley, a mountainous area northwest of #Kabul which resisted the Taliban before 2001. Massoud, whose forces include remnants of regular army and special forces units, has called for negotiations to form an inclusive government for Afghanistan but has promised to resist if Taliban forces try to enter the valley.
FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more about the Afghan #resistance to #Taliban rule.
Forces loyal to Ahmad Massoud, son of the late mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, have established themselves in Panjshir, which resisted both the Soviets and the Taliban before 2001.https://t.co/ijevekDS21
I just spoke to Ahmad #Massoud on the phone. He told me: “I am the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud; surrender is not part of my vocabulary.” This is the start. The #Resistance has just begun. #Afghanistan #Panjshir #Kabul #LionOfPanjshir @ahmadmassoud01 pic.twitter.com/Xlj8mKKr1v
— Bernard-Henri Lévy (@BHL) August 21, 2021
„I am ready to serve the people of Afghanistan, particularly in order to restore peace. I will be ready to assume any duty at the service of my people.“ — Ahmad Shah Massoud pic.twitter.com/ANXgo1mepL
— Panjshir_Province (@PanjshirProvin1) August 20, 2021
The Taliban have already stopped women from working in other provinces and ordered families to hand over their daughters to be “married” to fighters
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 20, 2021
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