Taliban Opponent Massoud at Afghanistan Conference in Vienna

More+Events ♦ Published: September 19, 2022; 19:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

A conference in Vienna last week focused on the future of Afghanistan. About 25 politicians, human rights activists, scientists and other Afghan personalities met for the conference. Among them was Ahmad Massoud, probably Afghanistan's most prominent freedom fighter.

As Afghanistan's best-known resistance fighter, Ahmad Massoud was the most prominent guest at the conference. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Hamid Mohammadi, CC BY-SA 4.0

13 months after the Taliban took power, around 25 politicians, human rights activists, academics and other Afghan personalities from different ethnic groups met in Vienna. The aim of the conference was to discuss the future of the country currently ruled by the Taliban. The most prominent participant was the leading Afghan resistance fighter against the Taliban, Ahmad…