Jason Criss Howk, president of the Global Friends of Afghanistan (GFA), has criticised the National Resistance Front (NRF) for its recent statements condemning Israeli strikes on Iran. He accused the group of aligning with a regime he described as “anti-Western terrorists.”
In a LinkedIn post published on Sunday, 15 June, Howk said the NRF “never misses an opportunity to betray US military veterans” and warned that siding with Tehran could cost the group support in the West.
“If the NRF wants to be friends with the Iranian terror regime… they do so at the cost of being lumped into their terrorist puppet ranks,” he wrote.
Howk argued that the Islamic Republic of Iran represents exactly what the Taliban aspire to become and held the regime responsible for the deaths of thousands of US service members. He also denounced Iran’s record on human rights, saying it represses and kills its own citizens, particularly women who stand up for their rights.
His remarks came in response to a statement issued by the NRF, led by Ahmad Massoud, in which the group condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran and called the killing of senior Iranian officials an “act of aggression” and a violation of international law.
