Killing of AFF Fighters Garners Public Support for War Against Taliban, Says NRF Member

Fazl Ahmad Manawi, a member of the National Resistance Front (NRF) rejected the statements that people are not in support of the war in Afghanistan. Manawi said that public reactions to the killing of anti-Taliban fighters are a sign of support for the war against the Taliban.

On Thursday, Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, announced that he visited Doha, the capital of Qatar, and met with several Afghans, including former Afghan officials.

The meeting "Afghanistan's Future Thought Forum" had been held on the initiative of Fatima Gilani, the former Chairwoman of the Afghan Red Crescent in the previous government of Afghanistan.

West said that the participants wanted to convey their message to the Taliban and other Afghan leaders and international parties involved in Afghanistan's affairs.

According to West's statement, all the participants of this meeting declared their opposition to the armed conflict and suggested dialogue to resolve the current challenges in Afghanistan.

However, Manavi has reacted to these statements of the US special envoy saying, “West has gathered some unknown people in the name of Afghanistan in Qatar and said that they do not support the war against the Taliban."

The senior NRF member accused West of "indirectly lobbying for the Taliban”.