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"Resistance 2.0." - Battle for Panjshir begins - Taliban claims victory

All threads on Panjshir valley battle shall be merged.
 
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Happy Defense Day, Pakistan!!



Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group's takeover of Afghanistan and promising to announce a new government soon.

Pictures on social media showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor’s compound after fighting over the weekend with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), led by Panjshiri leader Ahmad Massoud.


"Panjshir, which was the last hideout of the escapee enemy, is captured," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference.

Earlier, he had said: "With this victory and latest efforts our country has come out of the whirlpool of the war and our people will have a happy life in peace, liberty and freedom."

The Taliban assured the people of Panjshir, who are ethnically distinct from the Pashtun-dominated Taliban and fought against the Islamists during their rule from 1996 to 2001, that there would be no "discriminatory act against them".

"They are our brothers and would work together for a joint purpose and welfare of the country," Mujahid said.



Massoud, who leads a force drawn from remnants of regular Afghan army and special forces units as well as local militia fighters, said in a Twitter message he was safe, but gave no details.

Mujahid said he had been told that Massoud and former vice president Amrullah Saleh had escaped to neighbouring Tajikistan.

Ali Maisam Nazary, head of foreign relations at NRFA, said the Taliban's claim of victory was false and opposition forces continued to fight.

"The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight," he said on his Facebook page.
 
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Wow!! What a day to have the Panjshir Valley be conquered: Pakistan's Defense Day!! Who is timing these events to perfection? First, Kabul fell on Aug. 15 which was India's Independence Day and today Panjshir Valley conquest on Pakistan's Defense Day!!!


Panjshir Valley, last resistance holdout in Afghanistan, falls to the Taliban



The Taliban on Monday seized Panjshir province, a restive mountain region that was the final holdout of resistance forces in the country, cementing its total control over Afghanistan a week after U.S. forces departed the country.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that the Islamist group had “completely conquered” the Panjshir Valley. “Our last efforts for establishing peace and security in the country have given results,” he said.
A senior official of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed that the Taliban had taken over. “Yes, Panjshir has fallen. Taliban took control of government offices. Taliban fighters entered into the governor’s house,” the person said.
 
Taliban raise flag in resistance stronghold

The Taliban have claimed to have seized control of the Panjshir Valley - the final area of resistance to their rule.

Earlier this morning, the group posted a video showing its members raising the Taliban flag outside the provincial governor’s office in Panjshir.

However the leader of the resistance forces in Panjshir has denied the Taliban are now in control. Ahmad Massoud said they still have a presence there and are fighting the militants.
 
However the leader of the resistance forces in Panjshir has denied the Taliban are now in control. Ahmad Massoud said they still have a presence there and are fighting the militants.

Really Baghdad Bobs??!! Should there be a pic of Massoud Jr. hanging from a lamp pole to confirm the Fall of Panjshir??
 
National Resistance Front , NRF said its spokesmen Fahim Dashty and General Abdul Wudod Zara had been killed.

On Sunday, Taliban spokesman Kareemi claimed the enemy had suffered "heavy casualties," including among their commanders, and that the Taliban hope to be able to "clear Panjsher as soon as possible." Taliban fighters are currently advancing toward Rokha and Bazarak, Kareemi added.

Before his death, NRF spokesman Dashti appeared to rebut the Taliban's claims, tweeting that the Paryan district of Panjshir was "completely cleared" of the Taliban.
 
National Resistance Front , NRF said its spokesmen Fahim Dashty and General Abdul Wudod Zara had been killed.

On Sunday, Taliban spokesman Kareemi claimed the enemy had suffered "heavy casualties," including among their commanders, and that the Taliban hope to be able to "clear Panjsher as soon as possible." Taliban fighters are currently advancing toward Rokha and Bazarak, Kareemi added.

Before his death, NRF spokesman Dashti appeared to rebut the Taliban's claims, tweeting that the Paryan district of Panjshir was "completely cleared" of the Taliban.

I have never seen a bigger liar than Fahim Dashty he was lying himself to his death. He was making all these claims during the conflict while in truth on the last 48 hours they were besieged in Bazarak and after Bazarak were overrun it was basically the end he died there himself and multiple others and the remnants fled to the mountains by the way Ahmad Massoud has been confirmed to have fled to Tajikistan alsongside Saleh and these being chased a few remnants in the mountains by the taliban
 
Monday, Sep 06, 2021


Taliban claim capturing all Panjshir districts


ISLAMABAD: As the fighting continues in Panjshir, the Taliban Sunday said they had captured all districts of the Panjshir province but the fighting was ongoing at the provincial center.

The Resistance Front, however, rejected the Taliban’s claim, saying they had retaken Paryan district from the Taliban forces. Both the Taliban forces and the Resistance Front are claiming to have an upper hand on the battlefield. AhmadullahWasiq, deputy head of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, Sunday said the Taliban forces had captured all districts of Panjshir, reports TOLO news.

“The Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate are actively present in all areas and districts of Panjshir. All the areas are under their control. They only faced resistance in Bazarak in the center of Panjshir,” he said.

The Taliban forces posted a video on social media saying they had taken heavy equipment used by the Resistance Front. “We have taken several cannons of the enemy,” said Mawlawi Sakhidad Majmar, a Taliban commander.

The Resistance Front spokesman, Fahim Dashti, however, rejected the Taliban’s claim of taking Panjshir districts, saying they had retaken Paryan district. Dashti in a tweet said the Taliban had suffered casualties.

“Panjshir’s Paryan has been completely cleared of Taliban. At least, '1,000 terrorists' were stuck as their entrance and exit ways were closed. All the aggressors were arrested or killed by the local people with support from the resistance forces while they were fleeing. Former foreign minister Hanif Atmar urged both sides to stop fighting and resolve the problem with dialogue, adding that the fighting will have negative consequences for the country’s stability.

Meanwhile, the leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting the Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul Sunday said he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting.

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the group's Facebook page. "The NRF in principle agrees to solve the current problems and put an immediate end to the fighting and continue negotiations," Massoud said in the Facebook post.

"To reach a lasting peace, the NRF is ready to stop fighting on condition that Taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir and Andarab," he said, referring to a district in the neighbouring province of Baghlan. Earlier, Afghan media outlets reported that an Ulema council of religious scholars had called on the Taliban to accept a negotiated settlement to end the fighting in Panjshir.
 
Monday, Sep 06, 2021


Taliban claim capturing all Panjshir districts


ISLAMABAD: As the fighting continues in Panjshir, the Taliban Sunday said they had captured all districts of the Panjshir province but the fighting was ongoing at the provincial center.

The Resistance Front, however, rejected the Taliban’s claim, saying they had retaken Paryan district from the Taliban forces. Both the Taliban forces and the Resistance Front are claiming to have an upper hand on the battlefield. AhmadullahWasiq, deputy head of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, Sunday said the Taliban forces had captured all districts of Panjshir, reports TOLO news.

“The Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate are actively present in all areas and districts of Panjshir. All the areas are under their control. They only faced resistance in Bazarak in the center of Panjshir,” he said.

The Taliban forces posted a video on social media saying they had taken heavy equipment used by the Resistance Front. “We have taken several cannons of the enemy,” said Mawlawi Sakhidad Majmar, a Taliban commander.

The Resistance Front spokesman, Fahim Dashti, however, rejected the Taliban’s claim of taking Panjshir districts, saying they had retaken Paryan district. Dashti in a tweet said the Taliban had suffered casualties.

“Panjshir’s Paryan has been completely cleared of Taliban. At least, '1,000 terrorists' were stuck as their entrance and exit ways were closed. All the aggressors were arrested or killed by the local people with support from the resistance forces while they were fleeing. Former foreign minister Hanif Atmar urged both sides to stop fighting and resolve the problem with dialogue, adding that the fighting will have negative consequences for the country’s stability.

Meanwhile, the leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting the Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul Sunday said he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting.

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the group's Facebook page. "The NRF in principle agrees to solve the current problems and put an immediate end to the fighting and continue negotiations," Massoud said in the Facebook post.

"To reach a lasting peace, the NRF is ready to stop fighting on condition that Taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir and Andarab," he said, referring to a district in the neighbouring province of Baghlan. Earlier, Afghan media outlets reported that an Ulema council of religious scholars had called on the Taliban to accept a negotiated settlement to end the fighting in Panjshir.

Which website are you quoting seems like that news is qouting an older article that dropped 24 hours ago rather than being fresh. It is Sunday news when Fahim Dasthy was still alive he died last night in Bazarak in the last holdout..
 

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