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Commander Ahmad Massoud

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
813 total appearances

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The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

As I mentioned at the beginning, I believe no country is happy with the current situation.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Because Pakistan, although they supported Taliban for almost three decades, but they got a taste of their own medicine.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

They took the American money for war and terrorism, they invested back in terrorism.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

The terrorism activity in Pakistan increased according to their own data, 500%, as I mentioned before.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

So they realized this was not what we wanted.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

They thought they could keep the control of the Taliban.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

You cannot control fire.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Iran, after the collapse of Afghanistan government, they realized that the immigrants who were in Iran

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

which was about 2 million, increased to 6 million people.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Iran is already having a very difficult time economically.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

So that was another 6 million on top of their own population, which needed to be fed, protected, supported, educated, and blah, blah.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

and the threats in terms of security and the suffrage was being, opposing itself on Iran from Afghanistan.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Tajikistan, same thing.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

So I believe the current situation is not in favor of any other, any country.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

However, except Tajikistan, which is standing with the people of Afghanistan based on one demand, exactly what I just told you, election.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

people to be able to decide.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

The other countries, they are not being very clear.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Not Pakistan, not Iran.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

Their policy is not only clear in terms of a legitimate government in Afghanistan, but actually very vague.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#121 Cmdr. Ahmad Massoud - The Assassination that Changed the World

and engaging with Taliban, giving, for example, Iran gave Afghanistan embassy to the Taliban, Afghanistan consulate to the Taliban.