On Thursday (September 2), more than two weeks after the Islamic militia seized power, Taliban troops and fighters loyal to the local leader Ahmed Masood fought in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley because the Taliban leader in Kabul, the capital, was fighting. Work hard to form a government.
Panjshir was the last province to resist Taliban rule, and the Taliban regained control of the country following the withdrawal of American and foreign troops after the 20-year conflict after the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Both sides stated that this caused heavy casualties.
“We started operations after the failed negotiations with local armed groups,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
He said that Taliban fighters had entered Panjshir and controlled some territory. “They (the enemy) suffered heavy losses.”
A spokesperson for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) rebel group stated that it had complete control of all passes and entrances and prevented efforts to capture the Shotul area.
“The enemy tried several times to enter Shotul from Jabul-Saraj, but failed each time,” he said, referring to a town in neighboring Parwan province.
Since the Taliban swept Kabul on August 15, under the leadership of Masood, the son of the former jihadist commander, thousands of fighters from the local militia and the remnants of the government armed forces have assembled in Panjshir.
They have been holding on in the steep valley, it is difficult to attack outside.
Efforts to negotiate a settlement seem to have failed, and both sides blamed the failure on the other side.
Mujahid said that the announcement of the new government is still a few days away, and Taliban official Ahmadullah Mutaki said that the presidential palace is organizing a ceremony.
HHumanitarian disaster
In the eyes of international donors and investors, the legitimacy of the government is critical to the economy, as the country is fighting the destruction of drought and conflict, which killed an estimated 240,000 Afghans.
Humanitarian organizations have warned of imminent disasters and the economy — which has relied on millions of dollars in foreign aid for years — is on the verge of collapse.
Aid agencies say that long before the Taliban militants seized power, many Afghans struggled to support their families in a severe drought, and millions of people may now face hunger due to national isolation and economic collapse.
“Since August 15th, we have seen the crisis accelerate and expand with the upcoming economic collapse,” Mary Ellen McGrotti, the country director of the World Food Program in Afghanistan, told Reuters in Kabul.
In a positive development, a senior executive of Western Union said that it is resuming money transfer services to Afghanistan-he said this decision is in line with the United States’ efforts to promote the continuation of humanitarian activities there.
“Most of our business in Afghanistan is low-value families and remittances that support the basic needs of the people there. This is the foundation we have and the reason we want to start our business again,” Jean Crowder, President of Western Union · Farah (Jean Claude Farah) said. Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
After the Taliban occupied Kabul, Western Union and MoneyGram International suspended their services in Afghanistan.
