added: “ In Andarab, Taliban have been carrying out unwarranted searches of homes, capturing people

( Reuters)-The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting. Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan( NRFA), made the announcement on the group's Facebook page.... Earlier, Taliban forces said they had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir after securing the surrounding districts." The

Following the Taliban’s claims they had taken control of Panjshir, the last rebel stronghold in Afghanistan, rebel officials refuted reports they had collapsed.... To fight for your religion, your dignity, your nation.“ Nothing is morehonourable.“ My family from Balkh to Panjshir are resisting, theTaliban are out to kill our families, either going door to door or in Panjshir!... He added: “ There is no doubt we are in a difficult situation....

Earlier, Taliban forces said they had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir after securing the surrounding districts. The Islamist Taliban took control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on Aug.... Dashti had survived the suicide attack that killed Massoud’s father, Ahmad Shah Massoud, on Sept.... But small individual protests for women’s rights or in defence of the green, red and black flag of Afghanistan have also been held in different citie

Earlier, Taliban forces said they had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir after securing the surrounding districts. The Islamist Taliban took control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on Aug.... Dashti had survived the suicide attack that killed Massoud's father, Ahmad Shah Massoud, on Sept.... But small individual protests for women's rights or in defence of the green, red and black flag of Afghanistan have also been held in different citie

The Taliban as well did not acknowledge the incident. The tragic scenes around the airport have transfixed the world as thousands of Afghans poured into the facility last week.... In the chaos, some plunged to their deaths while hanging onto an American C-17 taking off from the runway.... Others have gathered in Panjshir province, the only of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces not to fall to the Taliban. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents’ forces had begun surrounding Panjshir pr

20, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines and Norweigian coalition forces assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint ensuring evacuees are processed safely during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.... The shooting near the military side of the airport came as the Taliban sent fighters northward to face a nascent rebellion against the insurgents who seized the country over a week ago in a lightning offensive.... Though

Tens of thousands of Afghans have sought to flee the country since, fearing a return to the brutal rule the Taliban imposed the last time they ran Afghanistan.... 31, the date he had set for completing the pullout of U.S. forces.... British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonplans to press Biden for an extension. But Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen, in an interview with Sky News, said Aug....

Open this photo in gallery Afghan security guards stand on a wall as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, in an Aug.... That has led to chaos at the airport in Kabul, the main route out of the country. The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan again.... 31, the date he had set for completing the pullout of U.S. forces....

It isn’t clear whether the clashes heralded a nascent civil war or were just a way by the Panjshiri establishment, which played a powerful role in post-2001 Afghanistan, to press the Taliban for a share of a new government.... It was in the Taliban’s interest, he added, not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to create a “ meaningful" inclusive government.... “ We will not become slaves of outsiders," he added....