Son of Famed Afghan Commander Massoud Steps into Spotlight
 God grant he is clever enough to survive the maelstrom. | [AnNahar] Eighteen years after the liquidation of revered anti-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, his only son is hoping to continue the mission against the bully boyz by jumping into Afghanistan's chaotic political fray.
With America seemingly on the brink of a deal with the Taliban that would see the Pentagon slash its troop presence in Afghanistan, 30-year-old Ahmad Massoud wants to galvanise anti-Taliban groups and stop the emboldened fighters from ushering in a new wave of hardline Islam.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-08-29 |