The Taliban killed eight resistance fighters from a national opposition group in a firefight in the north of Afghanistan, police said on Friday. Since storming back to power in August the Taliban have flatly denied facing organised resistance, but the gun battle on Thursday night may demonstrate that armed opposition is building against their hardline rule. Fighters from the National Resistance Front( NRF), a group led by the son of legendary late anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, fough

" LIONS of Panjshir" resistance fighters have" seized three provinces from the Taliban" fuelling hopes of a crushing fightback.A news outlet released fresh footage of the resistance fighters conducting military drills and walking through mountain ranges ahead of their bloody battle with the Taliban.... Do you have a story for The Sun news desk?... Click here to upload yoursClick here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks....

An Afghan anti-Taliban resistance fighter patrols on a hilltop in Panjshir province on Sept 1, 2021.... PHOTO: AFP Afghan resistance fighters take a rest as they patrol on a hilltop in Panjshir province on Sept 1, 2021.... Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Topics: More Whatsapp Linkedin FB Messenger Telegram Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print Purchase Article Copy permalink https:// str.sg/ 3557....

Anti-Taliban resistance has erupted close to the Afghan capital Kabul, amid signs that the conflict is far from over, with 30 Taliban fighters killed.... The Taliban seized control of the country last week following the collapse of the national army.... I will never be under one ceiling with the Taliban....

Dozens have been shot dead by security forces there.... On pro-military social media accounts, users posted photos of a row of bloodied corpses, most stripped down to their underwear.... The dead were identified on a military television network as “ terrorists ” who had opposed the State Administration Council, as the junta calls itself....

By James Mackenzie, Alasdair Pal3 Min Read( Reuters)-The Taliban has surrounded the only remaining province resisting its rule, a senior leader said on Wednesday, calling on rebels to negotiate a settlement with the group. Slideshow( 4 images) Since the fall of Kabul on Aug.... 15, mountainous Panjshir has been the only province to hold out against the Islamist group, although there has also been fighting in neighbouring Baghlan province between Taliban and local militia forces. Under the leade

“ People are leaving the areas because of the fighting, ” said one, who asked not to be named. Another said NRF fighters set a Taliban vehicle alight.A local Taliban commander confirmed there was fighting with NRF fighters.... “ But we have not been surrounded or ambushed, ” Dad Mohammad Batar said. Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2022....

KABUL( AFP)-The Taleban said on Monday( Aug 23) their fighters had surrounded resistance forces holed up in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley but were looking to negotiate rather than take the fight to them. The announcement follows scattered reports of clashes overnight, with pro-Taleban social media accounts claiming gunmen were massing, and Afghanistan's former vice president saying resistance forces were holding strong. Taleban fighters" are stationed near Panjshir", spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid

But there was little restraint in evidence at the Kabul protest.A 24-year-old participant said in a telephone interview that the Taliban tried to rout the gathering of about 100 women using tear gas, rifle butts and metal clubs or tools.... Mujahid is likely to be named information minister in a new Afghan government whose composition has been the subject of rumors for days.... The naming of the new ruling structure was delayed yet again on Saturday, but it appeared increasingly likely that it

Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over Beirut during the funeral？... Safieddine will be interred in his southern hometown of Deir Qanun al-Nahr on Monday. The September killing of the charismatic leader — who led Hezbollah for more than three decades — in a massive Israeli strike.... Both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delegated officials to attend the ceremony on their behalf. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed “ resistance ” against Israe