Massoud was said to have been followed a few days later by Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president and intelligence chief.
Famous Dad
Massoud is the son of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, who fought against the Soviets and later the Taliban as leader of the Northern Alliance. Shortly after the Taliban conquered the Panjshir Valley on September 6, Massoud called for a national uprising against the Taliban.
“Wherever you are, inside or outside, I call on you to start a national uprising for dignity, freedom and prosperity for our country.”
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No more support from US
The flight of the two main Afghan resistance figures contradicts public claims that they are still in Afghanistan and opposing the Taliban. Volgens The Intercept their flight signals a remarkable shift: for the first time in decades, the US government and CIA would be unwilling to support them.
Massoud and Saleh are seeking military aid from the West, but the Biden administration has not supported them and has not indicated whether it will provide future aid.
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Neither Massoud nor Saleh has been seen in public since the Taliban took Panjshir. Massoud is currently in a “safe house” in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, according to the news site. It is unclear where Saleh is staying.
See also: ‘I would rather die by people smugglers than by the Taliban’
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