nytimes September 16, 2021 10:00am Struggle for Control of Afghanistan Comes to K Street #afghanistanwar2001 #lobbyingandlobbyists #taliban #justicedepartment #massoudahmad1989 #salehamrullah #strykrobert #afghanistan #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #news Struggle for Control of Afghanistan Comes to K Street Ahmad Massoud, a leading figure in the resistance to Taliban rule, hired a lobbyist to seek military and financial support in the United States.