“There was nothing written, just our word.”A few miles away, Commander Zindani refused to surrender his forlorn outpost near the front line. One of his men, Muhammad Agha Bambard, said he would fight to avenge the deaths of two brothers he said were killed by the Taliban. But he said he intended to fight on — as he told the Taliban commander who regularly phoned to demand his surrender. One police officer was shot dead and Commander Zindani and his outgunned men were taken prisoner. A few hours later, the Taliban released a video showing Mr. Bambard being questioned by a Taliban commander as he lay on a mattress, his face and neck bandaged.

Source: New York Times May 27, 2021 06:56 UTC