panjshir valley

Taliban flag seen at Panjshir governor house strengthens Taliban's claim!

The Taliban said on Monday that they had captured Panjshir province in Afghanistan. The province was the last home of anti-Taliban forces in the country. Whereas the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) termed this claim as a lie and said that we will continue to fight till our last breath.

Sep 06, 2021, 20:00 PM IST

Taliban: War ends in Panjshir, now there will be stability in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed on Monday that Panjshir province, the last stronghold of anti-Taliban resistance forces in Afghanistan, has been "completely conquered", adding that the country is now finally out of the vortex of war and that it will now return to stability.

Sep 06, 2021, 16:56 PM IST

Have asked my guard to shoot me if I get wounded, says Amrullah Saleh who is leading anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir Valley

"I don't want to surrender to the Taliban ever," the former vice-president of Afghanistan said.

Sep 05, 2021, 19:47 PM IST

Taliban and resistance forces fight for Panjshir valley as wait for announcement of new govt continues

Both sides, however, claim to have the upper hand over the last Afghan province holding out against the Islamist group. 

Sep 04, 2021, 23:09 PM IST

Panjshir is now under our command, says Taliban commander, even as Resistance fighters deny claim

"The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command," said one Taliban commander. However, former vice president Amrullah Saleh, a leader of opposition forces, told a TV channel that reports that he had fled the country were lies.

Sep 03, 2021, 23:54 PM IST

Taliban inflict heavy losses in Panjshir, Northern Alliance claims of killing 115 Taliban fighters

A representative of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said Taliban forces clash with Northern Alliance fighters in the Panjshir Valley, north of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 115 Taliban, and taking 35 more Taliban hostage.

Sep 02, 2021, 08:52 AM IST

Taliban attack Panjshir as soon as US troops leave Afghanistan, 7-8 fighters killed

Fahim Dashty, spokesman for Ahmed Masood, who is leading the resistance movement against the Taliban, said seven-eight Taliban fighters were killed in a fighting in the Panjshir Valley on Monday night. Dashti said the Taliban attacked Panjshir on Monday night, where resistance forces are making a last stand against the organization in Afghanistan.

Aug 31, 2021, 15:44 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban suspend internet, call and message services in Panjshir

Fahim Dashty, the spokesperson of Ahmad Massoud, confirmed to Zee News that telecom services have been suspended across Panjshir.

Aug 29, 2021, 20:31 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Resistance front denies Taliban’s claim of advances in Panjshir

A member had claimed that the Taliban entered Panjshir without facing any resistance. 

Aug 29, 2021, 17:53 PM IST

War preparations of anti-Taliban forces, challenged Taliban from a height of 15 thousand feet

Anti-Taliban forces have started preparations for war in Afghanistan. However, the Taliban also offered these forces to leave the confrontation and come to Kabul for talks, but the forces, rejecting the Taliban's talk, challenged the Taliban from a height of 15,000 feet and took down their cannons in the field.

Aug 25, 2021, 08:28 AM IST

Panjshir: Here's everything you need to know about the Valley of Resistance

In the last couple of days, the world has witnessed the fear of the Taliban militants on the innocent people of Afghanistan. There is mayhem everywhere and people are fleeing the country in a bid to escape the atrocities of the militant group which has taken over Afghanistan by force. However, amid all this turmoil, a small place in Afghanistan draws our attention because unlike the rest of the country here there is no chaos, no one is fleeing, no one is forced to hide or be afraid of knocking at the door. This place is called the Panjshir Valley, the bastion of the Northern Alliance. Here's everything you need to know about this beautiful Valley of Afghanistan.

Aug 24, 2021, 21:18 PM IST

Taliban capture three northern Afghan districts, inch closer to resistance stronghold Panjshir Valley

Forces loyal to Ahmad Massoud, son of the late mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, have established themselves in his Panjshir stronghold, which resisted both the Soviets and the Taliban before 2001.

Aug 24, 2021, 08:20 AM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Panjshir Valley will not be handed over to Taliban, vows Ahmad Massoud

The Taliban have told Massoud he had four hours to give up Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, where the 32-year-old and Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh is holed up.

Aug 23, 2021, 12:56 PM IST

Taliban marching towards Panjshir Province, the bastion of Civil War; threatened to surrender

The Taliban have said hundreds of their fighters are headed to the Panjshir Valley, which is currently the center of resistance in war-ravaged Afghanistan. Ahmad Massoud of the National Resistance Front has said he wants to hold talks with the radical Islamist group but that their forces are ready to fight.

Aug 23, 2021, 08:24 AM IST