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Afghanistan crisis live updates: Resistance leader Msssoud lays down condition for talks, says Taliban must stop Panjshir offensive

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:

09:48 (IST) Sep 04

California governor seeks $16.7 million in aid for Afghan refugees

California's governor and legislative leaders on Friday requested $16.7 million in state money to help resettle Afghan refugees in the state.The request to use general fund money to help those fleeing the Taliban takeover signals ``that California stands ready to assist those in need,`` Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. ``As the nation's most diverse state, we don't simply tolerate diversity, we celebrate it.``

09:39 (IST) Sep 04

Our engagement with them (Taliban) has been limited. It's not that we have a robust conversation. But for whatever conversations we've had so far, the Taliban seem to indicate that they will be reasonable in the way they handle things: Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

09:21 (IST) Sep 04

The Taliban are now in control of the rest of the country, and are expected to announce a new government in the coming days.

08:42 (IST) Sep 04

There are well over a few hundred Taliban who are trapped. And they are running out of munitions and they are negotiating terms of surrender right now.

Ali Nazari, a spokesperson for the National Resistance Front (NRF) fighters, told BBC World News

08:36 (IST) Sep 04

The fighting in Panjshir is reported to have left hundreds dead.

The valley, north of the capital Kabul, is one of Afghanistan's smallest provinces and the only one not to have fallen to the Taliban.

08:25 (IST) Sep 04

Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails: Source

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan from a US-backed government, reports have highlighted how biometric databases might be exploited by the new rulers to hunt their enemies.

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08:18 (IST) Sep 04

The Resistance - which includes former Afghan security force members and local militias - is led by local tribal leader Ahmad Massoud. His father successfully fought the Soviets who invaded in the 1980s, and the Taliban in the 1990s.

08:11 (IST) Sep 04

Fierce fighting in Panjshir; both Taliban, Resistance claim 'upper hand'

The fate of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley - the final holdout against Taliban control - hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues. Even as the Taliban claimed that it has taken "full control" of Afghanistan by capturing Panjshir, the Resistance fighters they are battling has denied this.The Resistance includes former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh, former Afghan security force members and local militias. Both sides are claiming to have gained the upper hand.

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07:50 (IST) Sep 04

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security said on Friday.

07:29 (IST) Sep 04

Resistance group denies that Panjshir has fallen: ‘News in Pak media a lie’, reports Reuters

06:35 (IST) Sep 04

Read: Have right to speak for Kashmir Muslims; won’t back terror, say Taliban

Amid fears of an uptick in terrorist activities in Jammu & Kashmir, the Taliban have said they have the right to speak out for the rights of Muslims in the Valley. Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen also said, as per the Doha agreement with the US, Taliban won’t allow terror groups to use Afghanistan to attack any other country.

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06:10 (IST) Sep 04

US watching the situation very closely...Pakistan is a neighbour of Afghanistan, they have supported & nurtured the Taliban, says Harsh Vardhan Shringla during media interaction in Washington (ANI)

There are various elements that are Pakistan supported-- so its role has to be seen in that context, he said.

06:02 (IST) Sep 04

I don't see members of international community being passive over situation in Afghanistan. We (India) are not there on the ground, have no assets there. It's not like we are not doing anything, we are in touch with every country that has an interest in Afghanistan, saya HV Shringla (ANI)

05:49 (IST) Sep 04

US President Biden orders declassification reviews of documents related to September 11 attacks

US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered reviews of the potential declassification of documents from the FBI's investigation into the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. "When I ran for president, I made a commitment to ensuring transparency regarding the declassification of documents on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America," Biden said in a statement. "As we approach the 20th anniversary of that tragic day, I am honoring that commitment."

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05:14 (IST) Sep 04

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss Afghan evacuees at meetings in Qatar and Germany

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he would travel to Qatar on Sunday to meet with the country's leaders and thank them for their help with evacuees from Afghanistan, and later go to Germany for a ministerial meeting. Blinken told a news conference at the State Department he would meet with Afghans and workers in the Qatari capital Doha "who are doing truly heroic work around the clock."

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04:43 (IST) Sep 04

As UNSC chair for August, we adopted 4 resolutions but resolution on Afghanistan was very important. It called for an inclusive negotiated political settlement, demanded the Taliban to facilitate evacuation of those wanting to leave.

Foreign secretary HV Shringla in Washington (As reported by ANI)

03:50 (IST) Sep 04

The Taliban are due to form a government within days despite fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley where forces battling the hardline Islamists say they are enduring "heavy" assaults, reports AFP

03:49 (IST) Sep 04

At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the U.S. following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort, the secretary of homeland security said, reports AP

03:49 (IST) Sep 04

On Sunday- September 5, I will be heading to Doha, Qatar, and Ramstein, Germany to express our gratitude to Qatari leaders in supporting the evacuation effort and cooperation on Afghanistan, says Blinken

03:48 (IST) Sep 04

We continue to maintain channels of communication with the Taliban on issues such as its commitment to let people leave Afghanistan should they choose to do so.