Counter-Taliban forces enduring ‘heavy assaults’ in Panjshir valley

Afghan resistance fighters clashed with the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley, the final province holding out against hardline Islamist control. Celebratory gunfire rang out across Kabul late on Friday as rumours spread that the valley had fallen. The Taliban made no official claim to victory and the former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh, among other opposition leaders, said his side had not given up Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Afghanistan: militia endure ‘heavy assaults’ from Taliban in Panjshir Valley ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/04/afghanistan-militia-endure-heavy-assaults-from-taliban-in-panjshir-valley The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian

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