Panjshir leader and therefore the face of Northern Resistance Front, Ahmad Massoud has signed up a lobbyist within the us in the week , a replacement York Times report said. The contract was filed with the Department of Justice on Wednesday evening and therefore the work are going to be done unpaid (free, for the general public good), the report said. So what is going to Robert Stryk, the lobbyist, do?
He will prop up support for the anti-Taliban force, which is firm on their decision of not surrendering and declaring a parallel government. While the international community is silent on whatever is occurring within the Panjshir valley and countries are faraway from the discourse of recognising the NRF, the lobbyist will do his work. The NYT report said that the Taliban also are trying to find representation as they need international funding and legitimacy.
Meanwhile, the Afghanistan-US Democratic Peace and Prosperity Council a well-financed Afghan group active in Washington is discussing the likelihood of forming a government in exile, the report said. what’s this council doing now after the autumn of Afghanistan? Reports said it’s now promoting protests against the Taliban.
The NYT report said that Stryk who will represent Massoud in Washington has represented similar cases within the past as he was the lobbyist of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila and also represented the administration of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.
Panjshir spokesperson Ali Nazary has admitted that there has been a replacement contract. As of now, while the struggle within the valley remains happening , the aim of lobbying is posing for material support, including weapons. Plus, the NRF also will lobby for theUS not recognising the Taliban.
The clash within the Panjshir Resistance remains happening and reports said Massoud and Afghanistan’s former vice chairman Amrullah Saleh are still in Panjshir.