KABUL: The fate of Panjshir Afghan Valley – The last shelter against Taliban control – Hang in balance as a bitter battle continues.
Even when the Taliban claimed that it had taken the “full control” Afghanistan by arresting Panjshir, the fighters they struggled.
Resistance including former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, a former member of the Afghan security forces and local militias.
Both parties claim to have risen up.
Saleh also refused the claim that he had fled, but said the situation was “difficult”, the BBC reported.
Resistance – which includes former members of the Afghan security forces and local militias – led by local tribal leaders Ahmad Massoud.
His father managed to fight the Soviets who invaded in the 1980s, and the Taliban in the 1990s.
In a video message sent to the BBC, Saleh, former Afghan vice president, said there were victims on both sides.
“There is no doubt we are in a difficult situation.
We are under the invasion by the Taliban,” he said.
But he added: “We will not give up, we stand for Afghanistan.” He said he shared a video to convince people that the report showed that he had left the country wrong.
The battle in Panjshir was reported to have left hundreds of dead people.
The valley, northern capital Kabul, is one of the smallest provinces of Afghanistan and the only one who did not fall into the Taliban.
The traditional anti-Taliban fortress is home to somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 people, and hidden behind the top of the mountain.
Ali Nazari, spokesman for the National Front Resistance Fighters (NRF), told the BBC World News that the rebels had pushed the Taliban in the back leg.
“There are more than a few hundred Taliban trapped.
And they run out of ammunition and they are negotiating the current submission requirements,” he said.
But Taliban officials have claimed victory in the area, with one commander told the leading media outlets: “by the grace of Allah SWT, we control the entire Afghanistan.
The Onar makers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command.” The Taliban now controls the whole country That, and is expected to announce new governments in the coming days.
The European Union and England on Friday joined the US by saying they would deal with Islamic groups, but would not recognize it as an Afghan government.
The EU also said it plans to rebuild diplomatic presence in Kabul to oversee evacuation and ensure that the new Afghan government meets commitment to problems including security and human rights.
But the Head of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said that all engagement would be subject to strict conditions and would only support Afghans.
Fierce battle in Panjshir; Good Taliban, claims resistance ‘top hands’
