Gulbuddin Hekmatyar lauds PM Imran Khan for opposing Afghan war, US bases
- 13-Sep-2021
KABUL: Hezb-e-Islami chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for refusing bases to the United States and courageously stating that war in Afghanistan was a mistake, ARY NEWS reported. The former prime minister of Afghanistan was speaking exclusively to ARY NEWS correspondent Arshad Sharif in Kabul as he expressed gratitude towards Imran […]
Panjshir leader says ready to talk with Taliban
- 06-Sep-2021
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 to end the fighting. Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the group’s Facebook page. Earlier, Taliban […]
Taliban, opposition fight for Panjshir Valley, top US general warns of civil war
- 05-Sep-2021
Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the group, as the top U.S. general warned of a “civil war.” Both sides claimed to have the upper hand in Panjshir but neither could produce conclusive evidence to prove it. The Taliban, […]
Taliban, opposition vie to control Panjshir
- 04-Sep-2021
Taliban and opposition forces were fighting on Saturday for control of the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the group, according to reports. Taliban sources had said on Friday the group had seized control of the valley, although the resistance denied it had fallen. The Taliban have so […]
Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region of Panjshir has fallen
- 04-Sep-2021
KABUL: Three Taliban sources said on Friday that they seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it, although a resistance leader denied it had fallen. “By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of the entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is […]
Taliban battle for final holdout province of Panjshir defying their rule
- 03-Sep-2021
Anti-Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley said on Friday they were battling to repulse “heavy” assaults, as Taliban fighters seek to capture the last holdout province defying their rule. Efforts to strike a peace deal between the two sides have failed, and the Taliban are keen to cap their lightning military offensive which saw them […]
Taliban info service says hundreds of fighters heading towards Panjshir
- 23-Aug-2021
Taliban forces have recaptured three districts in northern Afghanistan that fell to local militia groups last week, a spokesman said on Monday. The districts of Bano, Deh Saleh, Pul e-Hesar in Baghlan province were taken by local militia groups in one of the first signs of armed resistance to the Taliban since their seizure of […]