Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the Islamist group, with both sides claiming to have the upper hand without producing conclusive evidence. Members of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan observe from a hill in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, in this undated photo. The group is battling the Taliban for control of the valley, north of Kabul. (National Resistance Front of Afghanistan handout/Reuters)In a Facebook post, Massoud insisted that Panjshir "continues to stand strongly." Members of the National Resistance Front stand beside a house as they look out over the Panjshir Valley, in this still image obtained from an undated video handout.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2021 19:30 UTC