Friday, August 20, 2021

Armed Resistance Movement To The Taliban Forming In Afghanistan

National Resistance Front of Afghanistan leader Ahmad Massoud addresses his military council in the Panjshir Valley. They are mobilizing resistance to the Taliban takeover

Panjshir is the last remaining province to have escaped Taliban capture. Government soldiers and families fleeing persecution have arrived there seeking safety  

Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Give us weapons Joe so we can fight Al Qaeda: Afghan rebel leader in hold-out province urges Biden to give them food, firepower and weapons to battle the Taliban 

* Anti-Taliban fighters have gathered in the Panjshir Valley to organize resistance 

* The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan has sent an envoy to Washington 

* Ali Nazary said they need weapons to keep up the fight against terrorism 

* The rebels are led by 32-year-old British educated Ahmad Massoud 

* His father Ahmad Shah Masood was Afghanistan's most celebrated war hero 

* The new rebellion is based on his Northern Alliance that fought the Taliban 

* They have four army helicopters but are in desperate need of heavy weapons 

Anti-Taliban resistance fighters in Afghanistan issued an urgent appeal to President Biden on Friday: Back our struggle or risk the country becoming a base for attacks on the U.S. 

Rebels holed up in a remote Afghan valley, with four helicopters, hundreds of fighters and a few armored vehicles, have dispatched an envoy to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness, money and political backing for their fight. 

'We need arms, munitions to continue the fight against terrorism,' Ali Nazary told DailyMail.com.  

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WNU Editor: No one outside of Afghanistan is going to support this resistance movement right now. But with time there is a very good chance that their base within Afghanistan will grow because .... bottom line .... many Afghans despise who and what the Taliban are. 

More News On The Start Of A Resistance Movement In Afghanistan Against The Taliban  

After fall of Kabul, resistance to Taliban emerges in Panjshir -- Long War Journal 

'The resistance is still alive': Afghan resistance claims to have captured three towns north of Kabul in fighting that 'killed or injured 60 Taliban fighters' -- Daily Mail  

‘Panjshir stands strong’: Afghanistan’s last holdout against the Taliban -- The Guardian 

In Panjshir, ‘last free region’ in Afghanistan, Saleh claims caretaker presidency -- France 24  

Afghan holdout will struggle against Taliban assault, say analysts -- AFP

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I doubt Corn Pop even knows these guys exist.

Daniel said...

Panjshir has a strong track record. I think if any place can hold out, it is that.

Anonymous said...

Syrian spring redux. By the time the US acts on the opportunity, they will be getting assistance from an adversary.

Let's hope not.