▁to ▁ask ▁a ▁Christian ▁friend ▁Jean - J os é ▁Pu ig ▁or ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Pr inc eton ▁Professor ▁Michael ▁Barry : ▁" Jean - J os é , ▁we ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁God . ▁Please , ▁tell ▁us ▁the ▁prayer ▁before ▁l unch ▁or ▁dinner ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁language ." ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁c ites ▁no ▁human ▁rights ▁cr imes ▁for ▁the ▁forces ▁under ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁Mass oud ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Mass oud ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁One ▁million ▁people ▁fled ▁the ▁Tal ib an , ▁many ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Mass oud . ▁National ▁Geographic ▁concluded ▁in ▁its ▁document ary ▁" In side ▁the ▁Tal ib an ": ▁ ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁repeatedly ▁offered ▁Mass oud ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁stop ▁his ▁resistance . ▁Mass oud ▁decl ined . ▁He ▁explained ▁in ▁one ▁interview : ▁ ▁And ▁in ▁another : ▁ ▁Mass oud ▁with ▁his ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁Peace ▁wanted ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁political ▁process ▁leading ▁towards ▁nation wide ▁dem ocr atic ▁elections ▁in ▁a ▁for ese e able ▁future . ▁Mass oud ▁also ▁stated : ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Mass oud ▁employed ▁a ▁new ▁strategy ▁of ▁local ▁military ▁pressure ▁and ▁global ▁political ▁appe als . ▁R esent ment ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁gather ing ▁against ▁Tal ib an ▁rule ▁from ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁Afghan ▁society ▁including