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Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud is safe and will soon make a statement, NRF spokesperson Ali Nazary said on Monday.

My leader and brother @AhmadMassoud01 is safe and will be giving a message to our people very soon!

— Ali Maisam Nazary (@alinazary) September 6, 2021

"My leader and brother Ahmad Massoud is safe and will be giving a message to our people very soon!" Nazary tweeted. This comes hours after NRF denied the Taliban's claims that the Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, has been captured. The NRF said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight.

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