Afghanistan has been 'used' by other countries, and the local people are victims, said Ahmad Wali Massoud, a former Afghanistan ambassador to the U.K.
Former Afghanistan ambassador to the U.K.
More attacks are expected and this may just be the start, said Massoud, who is also founder and president of Massoud Foundation. Asked if the U.S. and other forces will be dragged back into Afghanistan, Massoud said he did not know, but criticized the West for "irresponsibly" leaving the country after 20 years.
At the moment, it is centered in Panjshir — a province in northeast Afghanistan that has not fallen to the Taliban — and adjacent provinces, but will expand across the country, he said. The resistance will have political and cultural power, beyond military might, he said.
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