Militants found the missile cache lying on the bank of the Panjshir River, footage that has surfaced online shows. The Panjshir Valley was taken over by the Taliban last week following a short-lived conflict with local forces. Video shot by the militants shows around 10 Luna-M (NATO reporting name FROG-7) …
Read More »Mujahideen resistance held off the Soviet invasion in the Panjshir Valley in the ’80s. Will history be repeated for the Taliban?
Earlier this week, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declared the war in Afghanistan officially over because the group had claimed victory in Panjshir province. Nonetheless, the situation in that region is currently unclear, and it remains the last stronghold of the resistance, which claims it still controls a strategic position in …
Read More »‘War has ended’ in Afghanistan, Taliban says, despite resistance’s claims that Panjshir Valley is still not lost
The announcement was made during Mujahid’s press conference, which was held in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday. With the conflict coming to an end, the Taliban was hoping to have “a stable Afghanistan,” the spokesman said, according to local outlet TOLONews. An Islamic and accountable government would be …
Read More »Taliban gained ‘full control’ of Panjshir province, spokesman claims
Taliban fighters have conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of their rivals and forcing others to flee, Mujahid announced on Monday morning. The claim was hard to verify, as the group has often overestimated its gains in the past. Videos have been uploaded online showing …
Read More »Taliban celebrates in Kabul after claiming it has captured Panjshir province, resulting in full control of Afghanistan
Tracers streaked across the night sky on Friday evening local time, reminiscent of celebrations on Tuesday following the departure of the last US airplane from Kabul. There were different reports as to the occasion, however, with RT’s senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev hearing both talk of victory in Panjshir and the …
Read More »Taliban says it captured key entrance to Panjshir valley, local resistance denies it – as both claim heavy losses on other side
The Taliban launched a major operation to take the Panjshir valley on Thursday, after the negotiations with the local resistance movement failed, according to spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. He said the Taliban fighters entered the province and captured eleven “important” positions along the main road leading to the eastern province of …
Read More »Panjshir resistance is two guys who want war to continue, Taliban spokesman tells Russian media, dismissing tribal militia threat
“It’s not a big problem. It’s just two men, who would like to continue the war, Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud,” Zabihullah Mujahid told the Russian media on Thursday. Mujahid, who has been appointed information minister in the Taliban-installed government, was referring to the so-called Panjshir resistance in the north …
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