Ahmad Massoud, leader of anti-Taliban NRF, says war will be unavoidable if Taliban refuses talks; NRF spokesperson distances group from anti-Pakistan Amrullah Saleh, ex-vice president who has also vowed to fight against Taliban
Ahmad Massoud – leader of anti-Taliban National Resistance Front – warns war will be"unavoidable" if Afghanistan's new rulers refuse dialogue.
Massoud is the son of legendary Mujahideen commander who was assassinated by al Qaeda two days before the September 11, 2001 attacks.Since the Taliban took control of the country following a lightning charge into the capital Kabul, thousands of people have made their way to northern Panjshir region to both join the fight and find a safe haven to continue their lives, said Ali Maisam Nazary, spokesperson of Massoud's National Resistance Front .
"The conditions for a peace deal with the Taliban is decentralisation –– a system that ensures social justice, equality, rights, and freedom for all," said Nazary, the NRF's head of foreign relations, adding if the Taliban do not agree there will be "long-term conflict".'Taliban are overstretched' "The Taliban are overstretched. They cannot be everywhere at the same time. Their resources are limited. They do not have support amongst the majority."He said, however, that Massoud had different views to Amrullah Saleh, latterly the country's vice president who is also holed out in the valley and last week vowed to lead an uprising.
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