Along with Khawak, the Taliban sent militants to the southern gate of the Panjshir Valley at the town of Gulbahar, and Anjuman, a critical pass in the north in Badakhshan province. Despite its ...

Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Friday (September 3) released a video statement declaring he remained in Panjshir Valley where anti-Taliban resistance continues.Saleh dismissed ...

The Panjshir Valley "has not been breached," he told host Audie Cornish. "The Taliban are facing fierce resistance." "The Taliban propaganda machine is trying to divert attention, is trying to ...

Forces in Afghanistan’s remote Panjshir Valley have long resisted Taliban rule. Now, the last anti-Taliban holdout is under threat. Here’s what you need to know.

The Taliban attacked Panjshir, a mountainous fortress with few entrances and narrow passes, from multiple directions, and was initially repelled by the resistance forces. But the Taliban pressed its ...

The Taliban have claimed victory in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, with a spokesman saying the region had been “completely conquered” following two weeks of fierce fighting with a ...

He insisted on accompanying me to Panjshir to help “find ways to put money in pockets of village folks through tourism initiatives”. As we drove out of town in a large white vehicle bristling with ...

The Panjshir Valley, some 150 kilometers (about 93 miles) north of Kabul, is the epicenter of Afghan guerrilla warfare. The valley has long withstood foreign occupation; the British Empire's army ...

As when the Taliban last took power, the Panjshir Valley is the hub of resistance — and is led by a man named Massoud. This Massoud has no combat experience but is amassing allies and vows to fight.

TEHRAN, September 1. /TASS/. The talks between the Taliban radical movement (outlawed in Russia) that seized power in Afghanistan and the resistance of the northern Afghan Panjshir Province have ...

Thousands of Taliban fighters charged into eight districts of Panjshir province overnight, according to witnesses from the area who spoke on condition of anonymity. Skip to Main Content ...