Taliban Wage Offensive Against Panjshir Rebel Stronghold, Heavy Casualties Reported

Pictured: A satellite map showing Panjshir Valley's proximity to Kabul, which was taken by the Taliban on August 15 amid the withdrawal of US and western forces from Afghanistan 

 

Daily Mail: ‘Heavy casualties on both sides’ in the battle for Afghanistan’s last bastion of freedom: Thousands of rebel troops clash with Taliban forces in last region to resist the Islamists 

* Rebels are held up in Panjshir Valley which begins 50 miles north of Kabul 

* Both sides claim they inflicted heavy casualties in fighting on Thursday 

* Afghan NRF resistance fighters are loyal to local rebel leader Ahmad Massoud 

* Massoud is the son of a famed former anti-Soviet Mujahideen commander 

Some of the thousands of resistance fighters amassed in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley clashed with Taliban forces again on Thursday, with both sides claiming to have inflicted heavy casualties. 

It comes after the the rebel group - the National Resistance Front (NRF) - said yesterday it had killed dozens of Taliban who tried to advance into a narrow gorge at the entrance to the valley.  

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More News On The Taliban Waging An Offensive Against Panjshir Rebel Stronghold  

Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in fighting over valley -- Reuters  

Taliban wage offensive against Panjshir rebel stronghold, prepare to announce new Afghan government -- NBC  

Taliban, rebels both claim to inflict heavy losses during fighting in holdout province -- The Hill  

Afghan Resistance Fighters In Panjshir Battle Taliban As Thousands Head To Borders -- RFE  

Afghan Resistance Calls for Help to Fight Taliban -- Foreign Policy  

Taliban says it has surrounded Afghan resistance fighters, calls for peace -- Reuters  

Ominous warnings from Afghanistan's last men standing -- The Hill  

The leader of the anti-Taliban resistance speaks out -- Peter Bergen, CNN  

He Is All That Stands In The Way Of The Taliban Taking Total Control Of Afghanistan -- NPR



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