Ahmed Masood, the son of Ahmad Shah Masood, a former jihadi commander from Afghanistan's Panjshir province, has announced his support for the Taliban. Rehman Haqqani stood up during a meeting in Kabul and announced that Ahmed Masood had announced his support for the Taliban over the phone.
Many opponents, including former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, had reached the Panjshir Valley after the Taliban took control of the capital Kabul. Masood's son Ahmad Shah had also started preparing for war and had also sought help from the United States.
