19
September 2023
Past Event
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan and the Fight against the Taliban

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan and the Fight against the Taliban

Past Event
Hudson Institute
September 19, 2023
A demonstrator holds a pro–National Resistance Front placard during a protest in Trafalgar Square on September 12, 2021. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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A demonstrator holds a pro–National Resistance Front placard during a protest in Trafalgar Square on September 12, 2021. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
19
September 2023
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

Speakers:
Congressman, Sixth District of Florida, and Afghanistan Veteran
Representative Mike Waltz

Congressman, Sixth District of Florida, and Afghanistan Veteran

Ali Nazary
Ali Maisam Nazary

Head of External Relations, National Resistance Front of Afghanistan

coffey
Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Moderator:
nolan peterson
Nolan Peterson

Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, and Afghanistan Veteran

Listen to Event Audio

Due to the Biden administration’s failed policies, the Taliban controls more of Afghanistan today than it did on September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, transnational terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) have increased their scale and activity in the country.

Since the Taliban’s return to power, one credible and non-extremist group has been willing to take up arms in opposition: the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan. Based in the Panjshir province and operating in a dozen other provinces, the NRF has continued to fight the Taliban against all odds and without any international support. Hudson Institute will hold an event to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and America’s best options to support the NRF.

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