Deafening sounds of celebratory gunfire resounded all over Kabul after the fall of Panjshir.
Afghanistan‘s resistance comes to an end as the Taliban successfully takes over few territories of Panjshir Valley which was the last bastion of the war-torn nation untouched by the Taliban. Massive damage and casualties were inflicted on the Resistance Force led by caretaker President Amrullah Saleh who is safe after bombardment at the house where he was staying but has been moved to an undisclosed location.
Several top commanders of the Resistance Force, including spokesperson Fahim Dashti and others like Gul Haider Khan, Munib Amiri and Wadood, a nephew of Ahmad Shah Massoud, have been killed.
Dashti was a spokesman of the Resistance Front, a senior member of the Jamiat-e-Islami party and a member of the Federation of Afghan Journalists.
Sources in the Islamist militia said that the group have seized the valley north of Kabul after a heavy fight. The house where Saleh was staying was bombarded by Taliban helicopters. He is, however, safe at an undisclosed location, the sources added.
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Deafening sounds of celebratory gunfire resounded all over Kabul and Facebook accounts were full of mentions of the fall of Panjshir.
An earlier report said that Pakistani forces are aiding the Taliban in their fight against the last remaining foothold of opposition Panjshir Valley. Pakistan is providing air support to Taliban fighters in Panjshir and some Special Forces have been airdropped to fight the Resistance, the sources said.
The sources said all major supplies and roads have been blocked by the militant group. Both sides – Taliban and Panjshir resistance – have sustained major casualties in the ongoing operations, they added. Yesterday, ISI Chief Hameed Faiz had extended his support to the Taliban, in a visit to Kabul.
Earlier, Amrullah Saleh had written to the United Nations, asking national and international aid agencies to immediately mobilise their resources to end the “war crimes” committed by the hardliners.
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