![]() “We want a peaceful Afghanistan, a united Afghanistan. “It was the wrong picture given that the Taliban is doing wrong and not practicing human rights,” he claims. “They should come down from the mountains and live in their homes.”įrom his purview, the Taliban today has the same policy as it had in the previous reign two decades ago. Otherwise, we will send through force,” he cautions. “We have a team of these elders who go to the mountains and talk to and tell them to come down and talk to us. Meanwhile, Haji Asad, a fellow Taliban commander, stationed in an office overlooking the eponymous monument in homage to the iconic Northern Alliance Commander Ahmad Shad Masoud, also indicates that the pressure is on and proclaims on average 100 to 200 people surrender per day. withdrawal, Panjshir served as the last bastion of anti-Taliban resistance. Then, as the Taliban rapidly captured the country amid the twilight of the U.S. First, it was the triumphant hub against Soviet occupation in the 1980s and then the only Afghanistan province not to have fallen to the Taliban during its last 1996-to-2001 rule. The enclave has earned something of a mythological reputation over the years. The process of surrender, according to Khalid, is that once weapons have been checked and handed over, the individual is then issued “a letter” indicating that they are “free” to return home as normal. Khalid would give Panjshiris an ultimatum of surrender or be shot dead. “We will give them a deadline, today or tomorrow or whenever (to surrender),” Khalid said, adding that whoever does not surrender “they shoot them dead.” Taliban commander Mawlawy Khalid claims that all of Panjshir was fully seized three days earlier, but many Panjshiris have fled to the mountains. They all hail from Farah province some 500 miles away and belong to a unit rapidly deployed to places as necessary. But one cannot help but feel the uncertainty and tension hidden in the hills.Īs we traveled through all eight districts on Friday – under the eye of the Taliban – it seems clear, despite mixed reports and confusion in the past week over whether Panjshir had fallen, that Afghanistan’s new ruling power has secured an undoubtedly tight grip.ĭozens of robed Taliban fighters congregate outside the Panjshir Revenue Department. ![]() On the surface, Panjshir Valley is a picture of serenity. PANJSHIR, Afghanistan – Mist swirls around the undulating mountains dotted with mud huts, and emerald waters trickle through the narrow, pebble-filled canals. Retired Green Beret won’t give up fight to deliver Afghan commando who fought Taliban to safety Gold Star mom claims Biden callously likened her son’s death during disastrous Afghan withdrawal to Beau’s ![]() Marine injured in Kabul airport blast says Biden tried to shake his missing hand during ‘weird’ hospital visitīiden’s Gold Star family failure echoes his Afghanistan disaster ![]()
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