"English translation of HE Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, message:
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
We belong to God and to Him we will return
At the outset, I offer my consolation and sympathies to the families of our martyred compatriots and the true sons of our land.
Afghanistan has borne witness to numerous battles in the past few months. Our people stood up in resistance in many and distant regions until the point where our country came to the brink of collapse. As a final resort, our people from Badakhshan to Takhar and Kapisa and Andarab did not let go of their arms and the battle came to concentrate in Andarab and Panjshir.
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) rose to defend people’s dignity, integrity, freedom, and justice.
However, yesterday, the NRF declared its full support and respect for the resolution by the Council of Ulema representing all of Afghanistan who called for a cessation of hostilities. We considered it final and non-violable, waiting for the other side’s response. Yet, the Taliban revealed their true nature by discarding the resolution’s demand. Contrary to their claims, they showed that they do not believe in Sharia, they do not believe in Quran, and they do not bow down to the legitimate demands of the Ulema of Afghanistan. Exactly after the resolution, they began a full-scale military offensive on our people which led to numerous victims, among them my close family members.
We will assure you, with full resolve, that the death of our compatriots does not weaken and demoralize us. We, the people of Afghanistan, are used to fighting in defense of our dignity, our religion, our God and our Afghanistan. We have seen martyrdoms before and shall continue to do in our struggle.
Dear Compatriots!
The events of these days are but minor instances of the future image in store for Afghanistan’s future, a future in which foreigners through their henchmen, through their sell-outs and stooges, want to force on our country. That image will consist of an Afghanistan that is kept backward, ridden with obscurantism, bereft of civilization and art, devoid of unity and solidarity, and a country that is forced into economic and political isolation. A country that will be brought under crushing control, which will not have independent relations with the world, whose life will be monitored by foreigners.
Yesterday’s attack revealed once again that foreign mercenaries supporting the Taliban have always existed, they did so in the past, and will continue to do in future.
Today I have a clear message to our people.
Dear compatriots!
Wherever you are, whether inside the country or outside, we appeal to you to rise up in resistance for the dignity, integrity and freedom of our country!
Whatever means at your disposal, rise up against a crippling humiliation brought on us today by foreigners!
We, the NRF, will stand firmly with you, our compatriots, whether it is those who took up arms and are in every valley of the Hindu Kush, in Panjshir and Andarab, and continue to fight. And whether it is our brave sisters in Herat and Kabul who rose their voice in defense of justice. And whether it is our compatriots outside the country who, through protests, gave our struggle a voice.
We are with you, we are indebted to your efforts, and we will firmly stand next to you!
We request other brothers and sisters, wherever they are and with whatever means they are capable, to rise up and resist against the imposition of a servile and subjugated future on Afghanistan I described earlier.
Stand up, seize the moment, and accept our call for resistance!
For those who want to take up arms, we are with you. For those who will resort to protests, we will stand next to you, will join you, and will declare our support with your struggle. For saving our motherland, we are ready to remain with you till the last moment.
My second message is to the international community.
The international community was fully responsible for providing the Taliban with the ruinous opportunity that helped them gain political legitimacy and entitlement. They were given the chance to show the world that they have reformed and are changed. Whereas, the Taliban have not only remained the same, but have grown more vicious, more cruel, more fundamentalist and more discriminatory than yesterday. We are bearing witness to this.
We, the people of Afghanistan, are today watchful of the moral calculation of the world and our neighbors, to see who stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan against the groups who serve foreign interests. History and the people of Afghanistan will judge their acts, those who come to our aid and those who don’t. We will see the true friends of Afghanistan in this critical moment.
My other message is addressed to those who have joined the Taliban with the belief that they are waging a Jihad against foreigners. I am hopeful that after seeing the cruelty and criminal acts of the Taliban in clear contravention of Sharia law, contrary to the resolution of the Ulema and against the spirit of our motherland and Islam, they will wake up from their mistaken delusion and learn not to ruin the future of themselves, their families and their afterlife before God’s judgment.
All of you who joined the Taliban with a good intention can correct your mistake. From Badakhsan to Takhar, and from Kandahar to Helmand, all who joined the Taliban can make up for your past erroneous judgement. Today is the moment for making amends.
Stand with your people and country, ask forgiveness from God because of the crimes you have committed against the innocents. God has mercifully given you the opportunity to walk in the right path, to reach prosperity in the world and in the afterlife.
We are in the hopes that these fighters will have come to a proper understanding of the situation and have fully come to grips with the true nature of our common enemy. And we hope that you no longer continue with the destructive errors you have been perpetrating.
Finally, I once again offer my deepest consolation to all the families of our martyrs. We are committed to continue their cause.
The NRF will soon announce a new spokesperson. We want to make this clear: martyrdom in the way of our struggle is an honor to us!
In no way military pressure on us and our territory will lessen our resolve to continue our fight, but only strengthens our firmness to stand in defense of our dignity, freedom and the triumph of our people until the last moment.
We have no doubts that with God’s benediction and with our people’s support, victory will be ours, and no amount of military power can withstand the will of the people.
May God be With you." (c)
https://www.facebook.com/ahmadmassoud1 - на оф.странице Ахмада Масуда в комментах полный перевод его обращения.
"Рано или поздно все станет понятно, все станет на свои места и выстроится в единую красивую схему, как кружева. Станет понятно, зачем все было нужно, потому что все будет правильно."(с)