- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityPanjshir
US-Pakistan Relations: What Sanctions?
When the first reports came of 22 Republican senators in the US Senate moving a bill to sanction the Taliban and other persons/entities assisting them, alarm bells started ringing in…
By Sushant Sareen
The dramatic first month of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - It has been a month since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing the capital Kabul with barely a fight. Following are the main events in Afghanistan…
Brother of Afghan opposition figure executed by Taliban, family says
(Reuters) - The Taliban have executed the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley,…
Resistance leaders Massoud, Saleh still in Afghanistan, diplomat says
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Panjshiri leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh have not fled Afghanistan and their resistance forces are still fighting the Taliban, the ousted…
Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government
(Reuters) - A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to…
Taliban claims victory in Panjshir, Resistance Forces says fight is on – Video Report
Video Report 1 Video on social media showed a group of Taliban members raising their flag outside the Panjshir provincial governor's compound, with one declaring, "The capital of the Panjshir…
Panjshir – Talks or Fighting to Continue? A Video Report
The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement…
Taliban claim complete control of Afghan province of Panjshir
(Reuters) - The Taliban have taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces, the Islamist militant group's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on…
Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
(Reuters) - The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a…
Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top U.S. general warns of civil war
(Reuters) - Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as the top…
The battle for Panjshir
The undated video seen by Reuters showed Humvees adorned with the Taliban flag on the mountaintops close to the village of Golbahar in Kapisa, on the border close to the…
Taliban sources say their forces take Panjshir, in full control of Afghanistan. Resistance Forces deny
(Reuters) - Taliban forces have taken full control of Afghanistan including the Panjshir valley where opposition forces had been holding out, three Taliban sources said on Friday as heavy celebratory…
