After the fall of Kabul on August 15, Panjshir province remained the only defiant holdout where resistance forces led by Ahamd Masoud, the son of late former Afghan guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, were fighting the Taliban.
Panjshir vs Taliban: Ahmad Massoud told the people of Afghanistan to wage war against the Taliban
The Islamist Taliban took control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on Aug. 15 after the Western-backed government collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
The Al-Qaeda has joined the Taliban in the group's offensive in the Panjshir valley, Ahmad Massoud's forces say, Al Arabiya reported.
Ahmad Massoud's father was killed just days before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US by al-Qaeda militants who enjoyed Afghan sanctuary under Taliban rule.
Tussle between Taliban and Ahmad Massoud factions continues in the Panjshir Valley. While Ahmad Massoud has claimed that 300 Talibanis have been killed, Taliban has stationed 10,000 soldiers in the valley.
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