Heavy clashes in and around Panjshir, the last bastion of resistance to Taliban in #Afghanistan Taliban launched multi-pronged attack on the valley tonight. Resistance forces staged counterattacks Source in Panjshir says hospital beds filling up as violence escalates — Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) September 2, 2021
By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 2, 2021 KABUL — Hundreds of Afghans stand along dusty roadsides in the capital, Kabul, desperately trying to sell their meager possessions. Many offer used pots, plates, and cups that are piled up on bedsheets. Others sell tattered mattresses and old rugs or hope someone will buy their television
Ariana: Clashes erupted between the Taliban and the resistance movement on Thursday in Gulbahar, the entrance gate of Panjshir province, and both sides used heavy and light weapons. Both sides accused each other of initiating the clash. Click here to read more (external link). Related Massoud Is All That Stands In The Way Of The
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 2, 2021 Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda says his country is unable to host many refugees from neighboring Afghanistan, as thousands look to flee after Taliban militants took control of the country. Rahimzoda cited a lack of infrastructure to host Afghan refugees as the reason and called on international organizations,
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 2, 2021 KABUL — About three dozen women in the western Afghan city of Herat have protested to demand the new Taliban leadership preserves the rights and advances women have made in the country since the militants were ousted two decades ago. “Education, security and work is our fundamental right, “
Aline Barros VOA News September 2, 2021 They beat the odds and won a chance to legally immigrate to the United States under a lottery visa program for nationals from countries with low numbers of immigrants to the U.S. But after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan followed by the American military withdrawal completed on Monday,
news.com.au: The Taliban faces its strongest resistance in the north of Afghanistan, where a resistance army is growing in the Panjshir Valley. The valley has long been a stronghold in Afghanistan, thanks to its natural defences, and has never fallen to the Taliban or the Soviets. Reports have also surfaced that the Taliban lost a
Michael Hughes: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has certainly bolstered Islamabad’s position vis-à-vis its rivalry with New Delhi, yet troubling signs are already emerging that Frankenstein monsters could end up uniting against the Pakistani state. According to a post in the Indian Defense Research Wing, New Delhi is certainly concerned that Pakistan will attempt to leverage
Press TV September 1, 2021 The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached “consensus” on the formation of a new cabinet under the leadership of the group’s top spiritual leader, officials say, against the backdrop of the United States’ withdrawal of the last division of its forces. Bilal Karimi, a member of the Taliban’s cultural
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 1, 2021 More clashes have been reported between the Taliban and resistance forces in an area northeast of Kabul where the militants have yet to seize power, as thousands of people looking to flee the country continue to head to Afghanistan’s borders after the withdrawal of U.S. forces put an