Taliban Advance Deep Into The Last Hold-Out Of Panjshir With Rebels Forces Set To Be Overrun

Daily Mail: Time runs out for Afghan resistance: Taliban advance deep into last hold-out of Panjshir with rebels forces set to be overrun after they vowed to 'fight to the death' amid fears country is descending into civil war

* US General Mark Milley: 'I think there's a very good probability of civil war'

* Analysts are concerned conditions could be ripe for Al Queda or ISIS to return * The rugged valley of Panjshir held out against Soviet Union for nearly a decade

* Resistance fighters there also held on during Taliban's first rule from 1996-2001

* Former vice-president Amrullah Saleh spoke of 'large-scale humanitarian crisis

Taliban fighters today advanced deep into the last holdout province of Panjshir, with analysts believing the resistance could collapse in a 'fight to the death', while a top US general has warned Afghanistan still faces a wider civil war that could fuel the resurgence of terror groups like ISIS.

His stark warning came as the country's former vice-president Amrullah Saleh said Afghanistan was on the brink of collapsing into a 'large-scale humanitarian crisis', with food and money becoming increasingly scarce.

The Taliban is pushing ahead to crush resistance forces defending the mountainous Panjshir Valley, led by Saleh and Ahmad Massoud - the son of legendary anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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