ECR Group to host Ahmad Massoud at extraordinary meeting

Brussels, 3 october 2023

On Wednesday 4 October, the European Conservatives and Reformists will host Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, at an extraordinary group meeting.

Massoud is the son of Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was assassinated by the Taliban. He is in Europe for a series of meetings in various capitals and for the launch of his book, ‘Notre liberté’, in France. His presence in Strasbourg coincides with a debate in the European Parliament on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, taking place the same day. On Thursday, MEPs will vote on a resolution on the same topic. ECR MEP Carlo Fidanza took the opportunity to invite the son of the ‘Lion of Panshir’ to address the parliamentary group on the situation on the ground, the prospects for anti-Taliban resistance, and the possibility of genuine democratic process in Afghanistan.

Journalists will have the opportunity for interviews with Mr Massoud AFTER the meeting – at around 16:00 – in room N.1.3.