The fighting occurred on the western entrance to the valley where he Taliban attacked NRF positions.
According to a report by news agency Reuters, Taliban forces clashed with militia fighters in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday night. In this clash, at least seven Taliban fighters were killed while several were injured, two members of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said on Tuesday.
The Panjshir province, since the fall of Kabul on August 15, has remained the only region in the war-torn country which is not under the control of the Taliban. Fighting has also been reported in neighbouring Baghlan province between Taliban and local militia forces.
The fighting occurred on the western entrance to the valley where he Taliban attacked NRF positions, said Fahim Dashti, a spokesman for the National Resistance Forces, a group loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud.
The attack, which may have been a probe to test the valley’s defences, was repulsed with eight Taliban killed and a similar number wounded, while two members of the NRF forces were wounded, Dashti said, as per Reuters.
Bismillah Mohammadi, a member of the resistance movement who served as a minister under exiled President Ashraf Ghani, said in a tweet: “Last night, the Taliban attacked Panjshir, but were defeated with 7 dead and several wounded.”
“They retreated with heavy casualties,” he added.
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