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Resistance Week: The Resistance Fights On | LTG Sami Sadat
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The Taliban may currently control Afghanistan, but the fight for the country's future is far from over.
In this episode of Resistance Week, I sit down with Lieutenant General Sami Sadat, Chairman of the Afghanistan United Front (AUF), to discuss the ongoing resistance against the Taliban, the growing terrorist threat inside Afghanistan, and what the international community continues to get wrong about the situation on the ground.
Sami provides an inside look at the Afghanistan United Front's military operations, including its August offensive involving approximately 100 operations and territorial gains against the Taliban. We discuss the resistance's strategy, its operational capabilities, and why the fight to reclaim Afghanistan is far from finished.
We also examine the broader national security implications of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, including the presence of senior Al-Qaeda Central leaders, concerns about preparations for another major terrorist attack, and the potential threat to the United States.
Our conversation also explores China's surveillance relationship with the Taliban, India's reported financial support, and the complicated regional dynamics that continue to shape Afghanistan's future.
This is an important conversation about a resistance movement that receives too little international attention, the terrorist organizations operating under Taliban rule, and why what happens in Afghanistan still matters to U.S. national security.
Learn more about the Afghanistan United Front and follow its operations:
Official website: auf.news
AUF on X: https://x.com/afgunitedfront
Follow LTG Sami Sadat:
X: https://x.com/SayedSamiSadat
Read Sami Sadat's book:
https://a.co/d/06tYD8yg