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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:27:39 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:31:34 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:33:06 GMT -7
AtlanticCouncil44.4K subscribers This interview was originally recorded on August 11, 2021. J ust weeks before US troops fully withdraw from Afghanistan—and as Taliban fighters conquer more territory across the country—Ahmad Massoud says he is open to negotiations with the militants.
“I am willing and ready to forgive the blood of my father for the sake of peace in Afghanistan and security and stability in Afghanistan,” said Massoud, son of the anti-Soviet resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, in an interview with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. Massoud’s father was assassinated by al-Qaeda days before the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
But he and other Afghans are not willing to “give in to the will of terrorism,” added Massoud, who is based in the government-controlled Panjshir province in northeastern Afghanistan. “We are ready to create an inclusive government with the Taliban” through political negotiations, he explained, but what’s unacceptable is an Afghan government marked by “extremism and fundamentalism” that would pose a grave threat not just to Afghanistan but to the region and the wider world.
Massoud reflected on what brought Afghanistan to this perilous point and outlined the way forward for a peace process he believes has failed. The 32-year-old is among the prominent voices pushing for the resurrection of a coalition of anti-Taliban ethnic militias akin to the Northern Alliance of the late 1990s.
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:35:41 GMT -7
Son of slain Afghan commander Massoud warned in April 2021 of 'civil war' if US troops leave hastily
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:36:50 GMT -7
First VP Amrullah Saleh's Interview with BBC HARDtalk on April 4 2021
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:38:18 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:41:22 GMT -7
AFP News Agency
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“Ahmad Shah Massoud’s legacy is the freedom and justice that is alive within every Afghan," says the son of the revered anti-Taliban commander, twenty years after his assassination. Speaking to AFP during a visit to Paris for the inauguration of a plaque in his father's honour, 31-year-old Ahmad Massoud calls out the US government's "rushed decision" to strike a deal with the Taliban and slash its troop presence. He vows to continue in his father's footsteps to drive out the insurgents and restore power to the people.
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:46:25 GMT -7
Sky News
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Afghanistan's former president said the now past presence of US troops in his country contributed to the growth of terrorism and ISIS.
Hamid Karzai said the West had failed in accomplishing its goals in the country because it ignored the wishes of Afghans.
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:48:07 GMT -7
BBC News
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The former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has told the BBC he welcomes US proposals for the creation of a new temporary, power-sharing government in the country – which would include the Taliban, and it’s hoped lead to a ceasefire.
So far though, the current President Ashraf Ghani has resisted the idea, whilst the Taliban say they’re still studying the proposals. It comes amidst a new diplomatic drive to bring an end to the conflict.
Mr Karzai has been playing a prominent role in discussions around the peace process.
He spoke to Secunder Kermani in Kabul.
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:54:20 GMT -7
Taliban interviews
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:54:27 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:55:50 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:57:32 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 10:59:13 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 2, 2021 11:01:08 GMT -7
As the Taliban advanced across Afghanistan, our reporters reached out to friends and contacts to find out how they were. Many were stuck in their houses, fearing for their lives. Others rushed to the airport to try and escape. Here is what they told us.
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