Who is Ahmad Massoud from Panjshir? Leader of last major outpost of anti-Taliban resistance - check details

Ahmad Massoud is the leader of Afghanistan's last major outpost of anti-Taliban resistance. Even though, Massoud hopes for peaceful talks with the extremist group, he has also clearly stated in strong words that he will be ready to fight back if the Taliban tries to seize control of the area.

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The Taliban entered Kabul last week after a months-long offensive, prompting the civilian government to collapse. After the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government, Panjshir remains the epicenter of the resistance led by Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president from Ghani`s cabinet.

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Earlier on Sunday, the Taliban offered Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, to surrender. According to the Russian news agency, members of the Taliban are waiting for an order to attack the holdout Panjshir province northeast of the Afghan capital of Kabul. 

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"If the Taliban try to seize control of Panjshir valley, resistance fighters will be ready to resist, the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, one of the main leaders of Afghanistan`s anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s," Ahmad Massoud told Al Arabiya. He further added he wants to bring the conflict to an end.

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Massoud on Sunday said that they would not surrender and that the locals were ready to fight. Massoud also said that he and his supporters wanted a peaceful solution and were ready to negotiate an inclusive government with the Taliban, but the group declined the offer.

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