Afghanistan

Taliban opposition gathers for fifth ‘Vienna Conference’

Resistance front leader Ahmad Massoud (third from right) and Freedom Front leader Yasin Zia (second from right) at the first day of the conference.

The fifth two-day meeting of opposition groups, known as the Vienna Conference, began on Tuesday, bringing together key anti-Taliban figures.

Among the participants are Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF), and Yasin Zia, head of the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF).

According to Mohammad Afzali, the conference’s media coordinator, the event has also drawn political figures and activists focused on Afghanistan’s future.

Among other key speakers at the opening of the event are former MP Fawzia Koofi, former national security advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta, as well as Mohammad Mohaqiq.