Afghan resistance claims capture of three cities north of Kabul, with ’60 killed or wounded’ Taliban Fighters’.
Local forces on Friday recaptured Pul-e-Hesar, Deh-e-Salah and Bano districts of Baglan province.
Writing in Farsi, Afghan Defense Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi said that three areas had been recaptured, adding: ‘The resistance is still alive.’
a Twitter Khata under the name ‘Panjshir Province’ – the only area controlled by the Taliban – was previously said to have been occupied by Pul-e-Hesar, while ‘fighting was raging’ in the other two districts.
Tjuden Soroush, Senior Correspondent Iran According to a former Afghan government official, the International said the Banu and Pol-e-Hesar areas have been withdrawn. He later said that Deh-e-Salah had fallen to anti-Taliban forces.
The Panjshir Valley, northeast of Kabul, is Afghanistan’s last remaining holdout, known for its natural mountainous defenses.
This confirms Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that SAS-trained Afghan commandos have joined the Taliban’s armed resistance in the Valley.
Local forces have retaken Pul-e-Hesar, Deh-e-Salah and Bano districts of Baglan province on Friday (Picture: An image tweeted with the report)
The Panjshir Valley, northeast of Kabul, is Afghanistan’s last remaining holdout, known for its natural mountainous defenses. Image: A map showing the holdouts and three areas north of Kabul are occupied
A social media account posted at 1.40am BST: ‘Pul-e-Hesar district withdrawn from the #Taliban and fighting is underway in Deh-e-Salah and Bano districts.
‘Local sources say that Taliban have been attacked from many areas and heavy damage has been done.’
Posted by Mr. Soroush at 1:53pm BST: ‘A former, Afghan government official told me that local resistance forces in Baghlan province have recaptured the Banu and Pol-e-Hesar districts from the Taliban.
‘They are heading towards Deh Salah district. Around 60 Taliban fighters were killed or injured.
About 10 minutes later, he wrote in a separate tweet: ‘De Salah district also fell under local resistance forces.’
Separate reports argued that the Deh-e-Salah was not captured at a time when circumstances were constantly changing, the report said. newsweek.
According to a former Afghan government official, Tajudeen Soroush, a senior correspondent for Iran International, said the Banu and Pol-e-Hesar areas had been retaken. He later said that Deh-e-Salah had fallen to anti-Taliban forces.
A Twitter account named ‘Panjshir Province’ – the only region controlled by the Taliban – said that Pul-e-Hesar had been captured as “fights raged” in the other two districts.
It was also suggested that Andrab district in Baglan would be targeted by Afghan resistance fighters, with other reports also alleging that Andrab had already been recaptured.
Speaking yesterday, Russian official Lavrov confirmed that the resistance force was being led by ousted Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Ahmed Masood, the son of a slain anti-Taliban fighter.
Reports claim that fighters headed to the region are members of SAS-trained Afghan special forces, which are considered to be among the best the Afghan military has to offer.
“The Taliban do not have control over the entire territory of Afghanistan,” Lavrov told reporters at a news conference in Moscow after a meeting with his Libyan counterpart.
Reports claim that fighters headed to the region are members of SAS-trained Afghan special forces, which are considered to be among the best the Afghan military has to offer.
Speaking yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (pictured) confirmed that the resistance force was being led by ousted Vice President Amarullah Saleh and Ahmed Massoud, the son of a slain anti-Taliban fighter.
“There are reports of the situation in the Panjshir Valley where the resistance of the Vice President of Afghanistan Mr. Saleh and Ahmad Masood are concentrated,” he said.
Lavrov reiterated his call for an inclusive dialogue involving all political players in Afghanistan for the formation of a ‘representative government’.
According to photos shared on social media, Saleh and Masood, the sons of slain Northern Coalition leader Ahmed Shah Masood, are pulling together a guerrilla movement to counter the Taliban.
Ahmed Masood, the son of Afghanistan’s most famous anti-Taliban fighter, said on Thursday he was “ready to follow in his father’s footsteps” as he mobilized his forces in the Panjshir Valley northeast of Kabul – the country’s last holdout.
Masood is the son of renowned anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was assassinated in 2001, two days before the September 11 attacks on the US.
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