Heavy clashes erupt between Taliban and anti-Taliban group in the last province not controlled by Taliban

Afghanistan: Heavy clashes erupt between Taliban and anti-Taliban group in the last province not controlled by Taliban

On Thursday night, September 2, heavy clashes occured around Afghanistan’s northern Panjshir Valley between Taliban fighters and an anti-Taliban group, according to a source within the group.

Heavy clashes erupt between Taliban and anti-Taliban group in the last province not controlled by Taliban

Panjshir Valley, a mountainous, inaccessible region north of Kabul, is the last major stronghold holding out against Taliban rule, and has a long history of resisting the insurgent group.

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For the past four decades the NRF has rebuffed advances by the British Empire’s army, Soviet forces and the Taliban.

But following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, with the exception of the Panjshir region that is controlled by the NRF, the Taliban advanced into the region on Thursday night.

 

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The Taliban have been massing forces in and around Panjshir province in recent weeks, and said on Monday they had captured three districts in the valley.