Abdullah Qarluq, spokesperson for the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, says three major political movements opposing the Taliban have reached an agreement and are speaking with a unified voice to address the current crisis.
According to him, the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, the National Assembly for Salvation and the Afghanistan National Movement for Peace and Justice will issue a joint statement.
Spokespersons for these movements say that, for the first time, a broad spectrum of jihadist leaders and technocrats from the former government have come together. They describe the agreement as a “golden opportunity for establishing lasting peace.”
The three movements involved in this coordination are: the Afghanistan National Movement for Peace and Justice, led by Hanif Atmar; the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, which includes figures such as Ahmad Massoud, Ata Mohammad Noor and Yunus Qanuni; and the National Assembly for Salvation, led by Mohammad Mohaqiq, Abdul Rashid Dostum and other leaders.
The agreement is being announced amid reports that, three days earlier, Iran was encouraging anti-Taliban figures in meetings with former Afghan officials to reach a compromise with the Taliban. Recently, some anti-Taliban political figures have travelled to Iran.
Neda Mohammad Nadim, Taliban Minister of Higher Education and a close ally of Hibatullah Akhundzada, has also travelled to Iran.
