At least seven Taliban members dead after clash with militia fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir valley, says a representative of the National Resistance Forces
Militiamen loyal to Ahmad Massoud, son of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, take part in a training exercise, in Panjshir province, northeastern Afghanistan, August 30, 2021.
Taliban forces have clashed with militia fighters in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital Kabul, with at least seven killed, two members of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said.Ahmad Massoud , said the fighting occurred on Monday night on the western entrance to the valley where the Taliban attacked NRF positions.
He said the attack, which may have been a probe to test the valley's defences, was repulsed with eight Taliban killed and a similar number wounded, while two members of the NRF forces were wounded. "Last night, the Taliban attacked Panjshir, but were defeated with 7 dead and several wounded," Bismillah Mohammadi, a member of the resistance movement who served as a minister under exiled President Ashraf Ghani, said in a tweet.
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