Afghanistan: Taliban torture civilians in Panjshir

Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. Since mid-May 2022, fighting has escalated in the province as National Resistance Front (NRF) forces have attacked Taliban units and checkpoints. The Taliban have […]

National Resistance Front forces reject Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir

Denying the Taliban’s claims of the capture of the last Afghan province Panjshir holding out against the outfit, the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan on Monday said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and […]

Panjshir resistance forces claim to have captured hundreds of Taliban

Amid heavy fighting between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces to control the Panjshir Valley, the NRF on Sunday claimed to have captured many Taliban troops. The NRF said that it surrounded hundreds of Taliban fighters in Khawak Pass and the Taliban abandoned vehicles and equipment in the Dashte Rewak area, reported Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, based in the capital Kabul, […]

Panjshir resistance can spread to rest of Afghanistan, says Salahuddin Rabbani

Salahuddin Rabbani, the head of Jamiat Islami, the second largest political party in Afghanistan, warned the Taliban that the Panjshir resistance can spread to the rest of Afghanistan if differences are not resolved through negotiations. Rabbani in a video clip addressed to the Taliban said, “This is not the war of yours nor this is in favour of you […]