Earlier reports on Wednesday had said that fighting is ongoing between Taliban fighters and the forces of a resistance front lead by Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir province.
The Al-Qaeda has joined the Taliban in the group's offensive in the Panjshir valley, Ahmad Massoud's forces say, Al Arabiya reported.
The valley mounting a concerted resistance effort against the Taliban, Panjshir, has now been cut off from the world as the insurgents have disconnected their telephone and internet services.
Afghanistan crisis: The agreement reached between the two parties will be announced during a press conference by the Taliban and Northern Alliance.
A delegation of 40 members of the Taliban met with the resistance forces in Panjshir valley for negotiations. However, the result of the talks is unclear.
Panjshir valley will not be handed over to the Taliban and resistance fighters will be ready to fight back if the extremist group tries to seize it, the son of one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s. "We confronted the Soviet Union, and we will be able to confront the Taliban," Ahmad Massoud, the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, told Al Arabiya.
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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