Taliban may havecaptured Kabul, but there is an area in Afghanistan where its dream ofoccupation has never been fulfilled, neither 20 years ago nor now. Afterthe capture of Kabul, Taliban fighters are now moving towardsthe insurgent stronghold of Panjshir Valley, but in the meantime theyhave suffered a setback. It is reported that Panjshir rebels ambushed andkilled 300 Taliban.
The region is located150 kilometres northeast of the capital Kabul, and hosts some senior members ofthe ousted government, like the deposed Vice President Amrullah Saleh,ex-Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi and National Resistance Front's AhmadMassoud.
Panjshir insurgentshave not only killed 300 Taliban but also taken many captives.
According toinformation, the Taliban had sent hundreds of fighters to attack Panjshir underthe leadership of Qari Fasihud Din Hafizullah, but they were attacked byinsurgents of Panjshir who were ambushed in Andrab Valley of Baglan province. 300Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed in this attack. Due tothis the supply route of Taliban has also been blocked.
Amrullah Saleh hasvowed to not bow before the Taliban, and has declared himself as the caretakerpresident since Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan. "Talibs have massed forcesnear the entrance of Panjshir a day after they got trapped in ambush zones ofneighboring Andarab valley & hardly went out in one piece. Meanwhile Salanghighway is closed by the forces of the Resistance. "There are terrains tobe avoided". See you," he tweeted on Monday.
Ever since theTaliban took control of Afghanistan, rebel fighters have started gathering inthe Panjshir Valley. It is being told that the highest number of these aresoldiers of the Afghan National Army. The group is led by Ahmed Masood,the son of former Mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah Masood, who was in chief ofthe Northern Alliance. He is accompanied by a contingent of former VicePresident Amrullah Saleh and former governor of Balkh province.