New Delhi:
The Taliban is preparing for a major attack on the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, but Ahmed Masood’s army is also ready. He says that he will not surrender in front of terror. After the capture of Kabul, Taliban fighters are now moving towards the Panjshir Valley, the stronghold of the rebels. This is the part of Afghanistan that has not yet come under the control of the Taliban. On the other hand, Ahmed Masood, who is leading the rebels in this area, has also announced that his army is also ready for war. He has also warned the Taliban. Let us tell you that Panjshir has long been considered as an anti-Taliban stronghold. Ever since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, rebel fighters have started gathering in the Panjshir Valley. It is being told that the highest number of these are soldiers of the Afghan National Army. The group is headed by Ahmed Masood, son of former Mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah, who was the chief of the Northern Alliance. He is accompanied by a contingent of former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and former governor of Balkh province. Of course, Panjshir is now becoming a vocal voice of protest for the Taliban as well. Let us know why the Taliban is afraid of Panjshir.
Panjshir means valley of five lions
Naturally fort like Panjshir Valley
Located in the Hindu Kush, north of Kabul
Stronghold of Resistance to the Soviet Union in the 1980s
Stronghold of Taliban Resistance in 1990
Panjshir’s population is more than 1.5 lakh
High population of people of Tajik origin
Ahmed Shah Masood was the leader of Panjshir
Ahmed Shah Masood was the most influential Mujahideen commander
2001: Ahmed Shah Masood assassinated by Al Qaeda
Now the command of Panjshir is in the hands of his son Ahmed Masood.
Amrullah Saleh also a resident of Panjshir
Ahmed Masood, Saleh, Mohammad Khan Big Faces of Taliban Resistance
The news was spread by the Taliban that Ahmed Masood had agreed to surrender, however when French philosopher Bernard Henri Levy spoke to him on the phone, he said that there is no surrender in my dictionary. In this conversation, Masood said that I am the son of Ahmed Shah Masood. There is no word like surrender in my dictionary. This is just the beginning. My father Commander Masood is our national hero and he has given me a legacy. In such a situation, they have to fight for the independence of the Afghans. Now this fight is theirs.
Let us tell you that the Taliban has occupied Afghanistan, but anti-Taliban voices have intensified from many areas of the country. Even before the formation of the new government, the Taliban are worried about the tone of the rebellion. Images taken by AFP showed fighters doing fitness training. The anti-Taliban faction in Panjshir claims that many pro-government people are coming from every province to Panjshir.
