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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 06, 2021, 01:51:22 IST
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Afghanistan crisis live updates: Resistance leader Msssoud lays down condition for talks, says Taliban must stop Panjshir offensive
There have been claims and counterclaims about the situation in Panjshir valley. Taliban's claims of gaining control over a large part of the region have been trashed by the resistance forces. Meanwhile a UN official traveled to Kabul and met the group's leader Mullah Baradar. He also assured of continuing humanitarian assistance to the country. Stay with TOI for latest updates:
12:19 (IST) Sep 05
11:52 (IST) Sep 05
The United States invaded Afghanistan and toppled the first Taliban regime in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, which had sanctuary in the country.
11:52 (IST) Sep 05
"I think there's at least a very good probability of a broader civil war and that will then in turn lead to conditions that could, in fact, lead to a reconstitution of Al-Qaeda or a growth of ISIS or other... terrorist groups," Milley said.
11:38 (IST) Sep 05
Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top US general warns of civil war
Afghanistan will "likely" erupt in civil war, the top US general told US media Saturday, warning that those conditions could see a resurgence of terrorist groups in the country. "My military estimate... is that the conditions are likely to develop of a civil war," General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
11:13 (IST) Sep 05
Taliban push deep into Afghanistan's holdout Panjshir Valley
Taliban fighters have advanced deep into Afghanistan's holdout Panjshir Valley, with resistance fighters saying they are keeping the Islamists at bay, but analysts warned they are struggling. Italian aid agency Emergency, which runs a hospital in Panjshir, said Taliban forces had reached the 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. "There has so far been no interference with Emergency's activities," it said.
10:56 (IST) Sep 05
We call on the United Nations and the international community to do its utmost to prevent the Taliban's onslaught into Panjshir province and encourage, negotiate a political solution to ensure thousands of displaced and hosting civilians are saved
Amrullah Saleh
10:25 (IST) Sep 05
Don't want to surrender to Taliban, have asked my guard to shoot me twice in head if I get wounded: Amrullah Saleh
Amrullah Saleh, the former vice-president of Afghanistan, who is now leading the Resistance Front against Taliban in Panjshir Valley, delineated the sequence of events that unfolded as Kabul fell to the outfit and how Afghan leadership abandoned the people of the war-ravaged country in the hour of need. Writing for UK newspaper Daily Mail, Saleh, 48, who has declared himself as caretaker president of Afghanistan after former president Ashraf Ghani fled the country, says he believes those politicians who leave their country in moments of crisis betray its very soil.
Read more10:15 (IST) Sep 05
UN should prevent Taliban's onslaught in Panjshir, negotiate political solution: Amrullah Saleh
Highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Panjshir valley, former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has called on United Nations to do its utmost to prevent the Taliban's onslaught into the resistance stronghold. Raising an alarm over the situation in Panjshir, Saleh in a letter to the UN said a large-scale humanitarian crisis is occurring across Panjshir province and three Andrabs districts in Baghlan province due to the economic blockade, telecommunication blackout by the Taliban.
09:42 (IST) Sep 05
Afghan crisis cements Qatari global influence
Political leaders have flocked to Doha and some countries have moved their Kabul embassies to Qatar, all praising their host for its key role in the airlift out of the Afghan capital. Tiny Qatar has seized the moment, cementing its outsize global influence and reputation as a neutral mediator after winning the trust of all sides in Afghanistan's forever war.
Read more09:17 (IST) Sep 05
Panjshir is the stronghold of the National Resistance Front, led by Ahmad Massoud, the son of late ex-Afghan guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, and ex-Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who had declared himself caretaker president.
09:04 (IST) Sep 05
A Taliban source said fighting was continuing in Panjshir but the advance had been slowed by landmines placed on the road to the capital Bazarak and the provincial governor's compound, reported Al Jazeera.
08:28 (IST) Sep 05
Meanwhile, the Taliban offensive against Panjshir resistance forces has slowed down due to the presence of land mines in the area.
08:19 (IST) Sep 05
About 600 Taliban killed in Afghanistan's Panjshir, claim resistance forces
About 600 Taliban have been killed in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Panjshir, Sputnik reported citing the Afghan resistance forces as saying on Saturday. "About 600 Taliban have been liquidated in various districts of Panjshir since morning. More than 1,000 Taliban have been captured or surrendered themselves," the resistance forces' spokesperson Fahim Dashti tweeted. The spokesperson further added that the Taliban had problems with getting supplies from other Afghan provinces, Sputnik reported.
07:52 (IST) Sep 05
Rawalpindi-based military sources said that the ISI chief ’s visit was to discuss with the Taliban matters related to the safe evacuation of foreign nationals, border management and security in the region
07:51 (IST) Sep 05
The Pakistan army chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, meanwhile, was quoted by a local newspaper as telling visiting UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Saturday that Islamabad would “continue to fight for peace and stability in Afghanistan, as well as assist the formation of an inclusive administration”.
The Pakistan Observer said Raab and Bajwa discussed the situation in Afghanistan, among other things.
07:50 (IST) Sep 05
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, flew into Kabul on Saturday to meet the senior Taliban leadership, which was close to forming a government in the war-ravaged country.
07:50 (IST) Sep 05
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan needs urgent response: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid reaches Afghans facing hunger and collapsing health services after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.In a statement on Friday, HRW said donors also need to develop a coordinated plan of action to address support for education, the banking system, and other critical needs that require the cooperation of Taliban authorities, who threaten basic human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls.
07:50 (IST) Sep 05
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid reaches Afghans facing hunger and collapsing health services after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
In a statement on Friday, HRW said donors also need to develop a coordinated plan of action to address support for education, the banking system, and other critical needs that require the cooperation of Taliban authorities, who threaten basic human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls.
05:43 (IST) Sep 05
UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal displacement'
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
02:54 (IST) Sep 05
Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not forget the Afghan people and to support its artists. The women spoke at a panel discussion at the Venice Film Festival to warn that a country without culture will eventually lose its identity.
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