Panjshir has been historically difficult to defeat. The mountains provide a fortress against invaders. But without air support, it remains questionable how long the NRF can hold out.
They face a larger and better-equipped Taliban force.
Heroes all alone
Nazary said al-Qaida is joining the Taliban. And the resistance is fighting them “all alone.”
In the NPR interview with Nazary, he claims that “The whole world has abandoned us.” “We’re not receiving any type of assistance, whatever form it could be. And we’re fighting al-Qaida and international terrorism at the moment. And everyone is ignoring this.”
Although the resistance continues to fight, Nazary said, “lines of communication” are open with the Taliban. So far they have been unsuccessful in brokering a peace deal. And they really have no idea what the US negotiated before they left.
“The Taliban movement does not represent the vast majority of Afghanistan’s population. The vast majority are against them,” he said. “In order for them to form an inclusive government, they have to include all ethnic groups, all political forces, all political parties from throughout the country, both women and men.”
