1. Ahmad Massoud is the eldest son of prominent Afghan anti-Soviet military leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and was appointed as the CEO of the Massoud Foundation in November 2016.
13 Facts About Ahmad Massoud
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Ahmad Massoud has since been leading the NRF operations from inside Tajikistan and participated in the Vienna conferences in working towards "a democratic Afghanistan".
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Ahmad Massoud was born into a Tajik family in 1989.
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Ahmad Massoud is the only son and the oldest of Ahmad Shah Massoud's six children.
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Ahmad Massoud obtained his master's degree in international politics from City, University of London in 2016.
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Ahmad Massoud returned to Afghanistan and was appointed CEO of the Ahmad Massoud Foundation in 2016.
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Ahmad Massoud objected to the direction of the Afghan peace process in 2019, which he believed did not represent the interests of all Afghans.
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Ahmad Massoud appealed in the American press for military and logistical support for his forces.
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Ahmad Massoud has founded the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan which has thousands of fighters.
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Ahmad Massoud has asked the US, France and others in Europe and the Arab world to support the NRF.
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Ahmad Massoud has stated his desire to negotiate with the Taliban, but that if talks fail he is ready for a military confrontation.
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On 6 September 2021, with the Taliban taking control of the Panjshir Valley, Ahmad Massoud moved to an unknown location and said the resistance will continue.
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Ahmad Massoud has since been leading the NRF operations from inside Tajikstan and participated in the Vienna conferences in working towards "a democratic Afghanistan".