Interview
In the Pandjir Valley, the son of the national hero Ahmad Shah Massud gathers combatants to resist the Taliban. In an exclusive interview with Bernard-Henri Lévy at stern +, Ahmad Massud talks about negotiations with the Taliban, the historical mistakes of the West and his will to die for his country.
The telephone line to the Pandschir Valley is unstable, and the conversation was interrupted again and again last Saturday. Nevertheless, Ahmad Massud’s voice is clear, he speaks calmly to Bernard-Henri Lévy, his message is clear: “There is no question that we are giving up the fight. Our resistance in the Pandjir Valley has only just begun.”
The son of commandant Ahmad Shah Massud, who defied the Taliban until he was assassinated, says he would rather die than surrender. News of his imminent withdrawal is wrong: “I will never accept an imposed peace, the only advantage of which is that it brings stability to the country.”
Resistance in the Pandjir Valley: West has refused Ahmad Massoud weapons
Massoud says those willing to fight come to him from all over Afghanistan. He also has weapons, what he lacks is the ability to keep them ready for use. And he turns to the West: “I cannot forget the historical mistake of those before whom I asked for weapons in Kabul eight days ago. They refused them to me.”
Now it is up to the West to help the resistance in the Punjir Valley.
Read the full interview with Ahmad Massud at stern + – www.stern.de/plus
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