Thread by @mSaleemJaved

I’m not a fan of Amrullah Saleh. He’s blocked me on Twitter, for no reason. He became the victim of his own tongue. He used to badmouth his revivals and opponents, including Mr Ghani until becoming his VP (against Tajik leadership).
But it is sad to see a vile Talib trolling him.

It would have been much better for Saleh to talk little. He made a lot of enemies, internal and external, through unnecessary statements. And realized very late that Ghani had kept him away from important decision-making and did not even inform him before he fled the country.

Seeing no other choice amidst the fall of Kabul, as he’s described it himself, he contacts Ahmad Masoud in the last moment and heads towards #Panjshir. The Panjshiris were not happy with him due to the betrayal in the elections, but they welcomed him home, graciously.

But he tried to portray himself as The Leader of the resistance somewhat undermining Ahmad Masoud’s leadership. There’s been clear differences between his and Masoud’s statements, the latter being more diplomatic and calculated. He’s reportedly left 🇦🇫 and thus lost credibility.

If the resistance is to succeed, it needs to be diplomatic in its public statements, stance and positioning to attract international support. No country, not even #India, has shown willingness to support Saleh’s outright anti #Pakistan stance. Better Masoud parts ways with him.