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Afghanistan
Pak Army operators involved in Panshir Fighting, Amrullah Saleh in hiding, NRF spokesman Fahim Dashty and Gen. Abdul Wudod Zara murdered, Talibs again claim conquered province
2021-09-06
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IFE Twitter feed Synopsis (Biased but lots of interesting stuff you won't see on US news.):
Claim 2000+ taliban killed.

Another 1000 Taliban trapped in Panjshir when entrances to valley blown. Lots of foreigners (Pakis) killed/captured.

Territory lost, recaptured, repeat.

Paki Special Forces, Air Force attack choppers and armed UAVs attacking Panjshir forces.

Several prominent Panjshiris resistance killed by Paki drone strikes.

10,000 Taliban with heavy weapons on way. Commanded by Paki General Gerat?

Units of Afghan Army Special Forces joined up with Panjshir resistance.


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Taliban Claims 'All Districts' in Panjshir, Fighting in Center
[ToloNews] As the fighting continues in Panjshir, the Taliban
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on Sunday said they have captured all districts of Panjshir province but the fighting is ongoing at the provincial center.

The Resistance® Front, however, rejects the Taliban’s claim, saying they have retaken Paryan district from Taliban forces.

Both Taliban forces and the Resistance® Front are claiming to have the upper hand on the battlefield.

Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy head of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, said on Sunday that Taliban forces have captured all districts of Panjshir.

"The Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate are actively present in all areas and districts of Panjshir. All the areas are under the control of the Mujahideen. They only faced resistance in Bazarak in the center of Panjshir," he said.

Taliban forces posted a video on social media saying they have taken heavy equipment used by the Resistance® Front.

"We have taken several cannons of the enemy," said Mawlawi Sakhidad Majmar, a Taliban commander.

The Resistance® Front front man, Fahim Dashti,
however, rejected the Taliban’s claim of taking Panjshir districts, saying that the resistance forces have retaken Paryan district from the Taliban.

Dashti in a tweet said that the Taliban has suffered casualties in the fighting.

"Panjshir’s Paryan has been completely cleared of Taliban. At least, '1,000 terrorists' were stuck as their entrance and exit ways were closed. All the aggressors were arrested or killed by the local people with support from the resistance forces while they were fleeing. A big number of those arrested are foreigners and most of them are specifically Paks," Dashti tweeted.
Al Ahram adds:
The Italian aid agency Emergency said Taliban forces had reached the Panjshir village of Anabah, where they run a surgical centre.

"Many people have fled from local villages in recent days," Emergency said in a statement Saturday, adding it was continuing to provide medical services and treating a "small number of wounded".

Anabah lies some 25 kilometres (15 miles) north inside the 115-kilometre-long valley, but unconfirmed reports suggested the Taliban had seized other areas too.

Bill Roggio, managing editor of the US-based Long War Journal, said Sunday that while there was still a "fog of war" with unconfirmed reports the Taliban had captured multiple districts "it looks bad".

Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses on the other.

"The Taliban army has been hardened with 20 years of war, and make no mistake, the Taliban trained an army," Roggio tweeted Sunday, adding that "the odds were long" for the Panjshir resistance.
Confirmation of one fact from The Times of Israel:
Fahim Dashti, the spokesman for the group that is fighting the Taliban, was killed in a battle on Sunday, according to the group’s Twitter account. Dashti was the voice of the group and a prominent media personality during previous governments.

He was also the nephew of Abdullah Abdullah, a senior official of the former government who is involved in negotiations with the Taliban on the future of Afghanistan.
And from another Al Ahram article:
A senior Taliban front man tweeted Sunday that Taliban troops had overrun Rokha district, one of largest of eight districts in Panjshir.
Related:
Panjshir: 2021-09-04 Taliban celebratory gunfire turns deadly, Pakistan's spy chief arrives in Afghanistan
Panjshir: 2021-09-04 Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region has fallen
Panjshir: 2021-09-04 Panjshir: Fighting Continues Between Taliban, Resistance Forces; Talibs Claim Captured 3 Districts
Related:
Amrullah Saleh: 2021-09-05 Panjshir Resistance Holds as Taliban yet to Name Government
Amrullah Saleh: 2021-08-28 Taliban tells Kabul residents to hand over weapons, munitions in one week
Amrullah Saleh: 2021-08-26 Anti-Taliban fighters prepare to defend to defend Panjshir Province
Related:
Fahim Dashti: 2021-09-04 Panjshir: Fighting Continues Between Taliban, Resistance Forces; Talibs Claim Captured 3 Districts
Fahim Dashti: 2021-09-03 Taliban Claim Advances in Panjshir Fighting
Fahim Dashti: 2021-09-02 Fighting Continues Between Taliban, Resistance Forces
Posted by:Vortigern McCoy4032

#5  The Pakistan Frontier Corps certainly didn't hide it's support for the Taliban along the Durand Line. Appalachian Trail hostels would be a good analogy to describe Frontier Corps outposts and checkpoints.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-06 07:53  

#4  Pakistan dictator General Zia ul-Haq (died in suspicious air incident, 1988), used Pakistan military Intelligence unit (ISI) to create the Taliban for deployment in the war with the Soviet Union. Pakistan has played a role in Taliban activity ever since -- now nearly forty years.
Posted by: Bertie Crains2651   2021-09-06 07:44  

#3  Taliban raises its flag outside rebel-held Panjshir 'HQ' and claims total control after its troops - armed to the teeth with US-abandoned weapons - killed two resistance fighter leaders
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-09-06 07:22  

#2  Not exactly a startling development, after 20 years as a Taliban sanctuary. Of course Foggy Bottom and strategic thinkers here in the Big PX will continue to remain silent. No need to anger our Chinese global partners by telling them to curb their dog.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-06 03:09  

#1  If Pakistan is openly fighting along side terrorists, this is going to cause major problems with Western security.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-09-06 00:39  

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