Taliban fail to seize resistance territories
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The National Resistance Front claims to have successful battles against the Taliban. The media write about the intensification of shelling of the Panjshir Valley.
Afghan resistance announces the capture of the city of Charikar, the center of Parwan province, writes Interfax Friday, September 3rd.
The resistance also reports about large losses of the Taliban during the assault from several directions. Several dozen radicals surrendered, and there are also casualties among the frontline fighters.
It is noted that before the start of the assault, the Taliban forced companies to turn off communications and Internet services to Panjshir, as well as the supply of electricity.
The counterattack allegedly pushed the militants out of the city of Charikar and took control of the center of Parwan province.
In addition, it is reported that four counties in the Badakhshan province have been taken under control.
Clashes have also been reported in Takhar province, including in Khwaja Ghar district.
In the same time, Al Jazeera reports that Taliban forces have stepped up shelling of the Panjshir Valley.
According to Charles Stratford, at Golbahar, the “gateway” and the only entrance to the Panjshir Valley, fighting intensified on the morning of September 3, “causing fear among civilians in the area.”
“When we arrived, there was a lot of smoke, artillery hit the city,” the reporter said.
Ex-TV presenter of TOLO News Muslim Shirzad informsthat “the massive attacks of the Taliban last night to capture the valley were unsuccessful, clashes at Panjshir continue.”
Earlier, the leader of the resistance of the Afghan province of Panjshir Ahmad Massoud said that ready to make peace with the Taliban, if they pledge to move towards civilization.
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