Emomali Rahmon expelled his son Ahmad Shah Masud from Dushanbe

According to Afghan media, the authorities of Tajikistan have closed the office of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan in Dushanbe.

It is reported that recently the authorities of Tajikistan have lost trust in the activities of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) and have closed it. However, some media outlets explained the closure of the organization by the lack of activity of the NRF.

The leadership of the NRF has not officially commented on the closure of its office in Dushanbe. The organization’s website also appears to be inactive.

Nisor Ahmad Shaikhzai, one of the analysts and supporters of the NRF, stated in an interview with local media that the front’s office in Dushanbe “has turned into a center for receiving financial aid and a hotel for those whose wives and children lived abroad.”

“In this office, many words were spoken that posed a threat to the internal security of Tajikistan, and suspicious events also occurred, so the security service of Tajikistan did not ignore all of this,” Shaikhzai told journalists.

However, some experts believe that as Russia establishes relations with the Taliban, Tajikistan cannot ignore Putin’s policy in this direction. Therefore, Dushanbe was forced to cease the activities of the anti-Taliban opposition in the country.

After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan was primarily formed by ethnic Tajiks from the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan. The NRF was led by Ahmad Masoud, the son of Ahmad Shah Masoud. That same year, the organization opened its office in the capital of Tajikistan.