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Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Panjshir remained the final stronghold for which there was a wrestle because the Taliban’s* seizure of Kabul on 15 August.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid stated that the group is in full management of Afghanistan’s province of Panjshir.
“The final stronghold of enemy mercenaries, Panjshir province, is totally captured … The newest efforts to make sure full safety within the nation additionally introduced outcomes, and Panjshir province got here beneath the complete management of the Islamic Emirate,” Zabiullah Mujahid stated on Twitter.
He added that a number of the resistance fighters have been defeated, whereas others had fled. The Taliban assured the folks of Panjshir that they’d not oppress them.
Panjshir is the stronghold of the Nationwide Resistance Entrance, led by Ahmad Massoud, the son of late ex-Afghan guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, and ex-Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who declared himself caretaker president. On Sunday, Massoud stated that he was able to stop combating and begin negotiations if the Taliban deserted the province.
In early August, the Taliban intensified their offensive towards authorities forces in Afghanistan. The Taliban entered the capital on 15 August and took management of the presidential palace, and on 16 August introduced that the battle in Afghanistan was over and the type of authorities within the state would turn into clear within the close to future.
On the night time of 31 August, the US army left Kabul airport, ending the almost 20-year American army presence in Afghanistan.
*A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and plenty of different nations.