17 dead, over 40 injured in celebratory gunfire by Taliban in Kabul - In Pics

At least 17 people were killed in celebratory aerial firing in Kabul on Saturday, after Taliban sources claimed victory over Panjshir by their fighters. The people wounded in last night’s citywide firing were transferred to hospitals. See Pics 

Panjashir, is the last province in Afghanistan which is holding out against the Islamist group. Though, leaders opposing Taliban have denied that the province has fallen.

At least 14 people were injured in celebratory firing in Nangarhar province east of the capital, said Gulzada Sangar, spokesman for an area hospital in the provincial capital of Jalalabad.

The gunfire drew a rebuke from the main Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.

"Avoid shooting in the air and thank God instead. Bullets can harm civilians, so don`t shoot unnecessarily," Mujahid said in a message on Twitter.