by Natalia Mittelstadt at Just the News
The head of foreign relations for the Afghan resistance against the Taliban says that the Biden administration has not contacted them since Afghanistan has been taken over.
“I tried to reach out. Unfortunately, we haven’t received any type of response from them,” Ali Nazary told the Washington Examiner. “We don’t see an interest at the moment for the resistance.”
The National Resistance Front’s stronghold in the Panjshir province of northeastern Afghanistan could be a refuge for those who are stuck in Kabul, Nazary said, after the terrorist attack outside the airport Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and scores of others.
“We believe the latest development with the suicide bombings makes our case stronger because we’ve been warning the current administration, we’ve been warning all our Western partners … that international terrorism is stronger compared to 2001,” he said. “It shouldn’t be ignored.”
Nazary said that it has been several months since the White House last spoke with him.
“They know I’m here. But we haven’t received any interest. We haven’t received any invitation. We haven’t received any requests,” he told the outlet. “It is surprising to us that this is the only resistance against the Taliban, the only force left against terrorism, the only force that’s providing safe haven for thousands … but they haven’t given this option any consideration.”
“These are the last allies the United States has,” Nazary added. “If these allies are not on the ground, it will be very difficult to fight terrorism inside Afghanistan in the future. There is still a threat. … This is just the beginning.”
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked whether…
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