By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 15, 2023 A top U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan has categorically ruled out Washington’s support for a new war in the nation, saying Afghans “deserve some peace” after more than four decades of international conflict ended two years ago when American and international troops left as Taliban militants seized power. In an
Akmal Dawi VOA News August 2, 2023 WASHINGTON — Refusing to recognize the Taliban as legitimate rulers of Afghanistan and maintaining sanctions on the group’s leaders, the United States continues to reject calls by some former Afghan allies to help topple the extremist regime. Last week, Abdul Rashid Dostum, the former vice president of Afghanistan who
Sputnik: The United States diverted its attention from Afghanistan to Ukraine and other places after the Taliban takeover in 2021 just like it did after September 11 when it reallocated resources to invade Iraq, National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan Leader Ahmad Massoud said during a virtual panel hosted by the Aspen Institute. “Unfortunately, once
8am: Following the recent border conflict between the Taliban and Iranian border guards, Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF), tweeted a stanza of Rumi’s famous poems, indicating that he had warned Iran not to go to the Taliban as he himself was the true acquaintance of Iran. This tweet provoked a
Khaama: Ahmad Massoud warned against engaging with the Taliban in an interview with The National while he was in Vienna for a conference of anti-Taliban figures, human rights activists and academicians. “If you think you can co-opt the Taliban with money and diplomatic ties, then you are gravely mistaken,” he warned. “Afghanistan has become an
Khaama: The second Vienna meeting will be held on Monday, April 24, to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan. According to a statement released by the Resistance Front, there would be 30 participants, including representatives of political movements, civil activists, former government officials, former MPs, religious scholars, diplomats, and journalists. Meanwhile, the leader of the
Khaama: Afghanistan Central Bank on Tuesday announced that a fresh $40 million cash package has reached Kabul, and deposited in a private bank. Afghanistan central bank also known as ‘Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) in a statement said on Tuesday that the Afghan Interim Regime[Taliban] appreciates the moves which lead to the inflow of cash to
8am: Ahmad Massoud was a regular person prior to the collapse of the republic. In the year or two before the fall, he attempted to bring together the anti-Taliban political group that had fallen apart and to prepare for the difficult times ahead. Click here to read more (external link). Related 3 Taliban Members Killed
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS December 17, 2022 The Afghan National Resistance Front (NRF) is irate some members of the international community continue to provide funding directly to the Taliban just as the movement is on a public torture and execution spree. Moreover, as these millions pour into Taliban coffers, the NRF has struggled to raise a
The Spectator: Fighting has continued against the Taliban in Afghanistan while the world has not been watching. The commander of the main opposition force, Ahmad Massoud, began with 643 fighters after the fall of Kabul in August 2021, and now claims to have a force of 5,000 across six provinces in a belt in the