Wali Massoud: "Panshir has always been a hotbed of resistance" in Afghanistan
Militiamen of the resistance against the Taliban in the Panshir valley, in Afghanistan, on September 1, 2021. Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN AFP
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The Taliban claimed Sunday to have gained ground in the Panchir Valley, the last major hotbed of armed resistance to the new masters of Afghanistan.
Information not confirmed by Wali Massoud, Ahmad Massoud's uncle who leads the resistance in Panshir.
He spoke on RFI.
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According to Reuters, the head of the National Resistance Front Ahmad Massoud has announced that he wants to stop the fighting and discuss with the Taliban.
But for his uncle, Wali Massoud, brother of the former commander Massoud, no question of laying down his arms: the resistance continues.
“
What Ahmad Massoud said is: if you want the war to end, then stop the fighting so that we can discuss it. But if you don't want to, then of course we will continue to fight to defend ourselves and resist. So there is nothing really new.
"
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The situation on the ground is this
: the Taliban have
engaged in intensive fighting
and they have recruited many terrorist groups, foreigners and Afghans, but the resistance continues. Panshir is not a city, it is mountainous terrain, with many valleys. During the fight against the Russians and during these last 40 years, Panshir has always been a hotbed of resistance, it is not only a road in a valley, but a set of valleys,
recalls Wali Massoud.
This is why the resistance fighters will stay in place. The Taliban entered the valley, they were pushed back, but they will never occupy Panshir, the resistance will continue as is the case as I speak to you.
"
"The Taliban are unable to form a government"
Wali Massoud castigates the Taliban and their inability to form a government, the announcement has been repeatedly rejected in recent days: “
The Taliban are not capable of forming a government.
They have not been able to provide the Afghan people with basic needs.
They will not be able to form a government because they have a lot of differences between them.
There are a lot of groups, terrorist groups from outside.
"
"
They will not be able to create a consensus with neighboring countries, or those in the region
," insists Commander Massoud's brother.
So I think it's impossible that the Taliban can form an acceptable government.
"
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