Massoud, who leads a force made up of remnants of regular Afghan army and special forces units as well as local militia fighters, called for a negotiated settlement with the Taliban before the fighting broke out around a week ago. He was the nephew of Abdullah Abdullah, a senior official of the ousted government who has been involved in negotiations with the Taliban on the future of Afghanistan. Dashti was the voice of the group, an adviser to Massoud and a prominent media personality during previous governments. The situation was complicated by reports that Fahim Dashti, the spokesman for the resistance, was killed in a battle on Sunday. We assure the of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue until justice and freedom prevails.” “The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. “Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir is false,” the group said in a tweet. “Friends from Farah and Helmand sections are busy with clearance operations in the city.”Ī spokesman for the resistance group the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) had earlier said that the province had fallen. “The last region where all forces from Afghanistan were gathering, was captured by mujahedeen and it’s 7.20am and we raised our flag and it waving here now,” a Taliban commander said in a clip from Panjshir’s provincial governor compound. In another clip, the Taliban appeared to be raising their flag in Panjshir’s provincial capital. It was a centre of anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s, and then a holdout against the Taliban in the 1990s. If Taliban control is confirmed it would be the first time the valley has fallen since the start of Afghanistan’s four decades of conflict. “The resistance front will continue its efforts and will be with Afghans until victory day.” “I have a message to our people, whether they are inside the country or outside, I ask you to start national rebellion for the the dignity and freedom of this country,” he said. In a voice message on Monday, Masoud did not reject the Taliban’s Panjshir claim and said members of his family were killed during the overnight attack. “We tried to end the war after we conquered Kabul and that was the plan, but unfortunately some escaped from Kabul to Panjshir with a massive amount of equipment and were trying to disrupt the nation,” he said. Mujahid said the Taliban tried to take Panjshir through negotiations but attempts failed after Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Masoud, commanders of the resistance forces, refused to negotiate. “Emirate forces have an active presence there now.” “Panjshir province, which was the last remaining nest of the escaped enemy, was cleared this morning and last night,” he added at a press conference. UxNTlBYh7S- Tariq Ghazniwal September 6, 2021
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