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Panjshir Valley residents flee to the mountains

10 September 2021 18:51 (UTC +04:00)

As we've reported, the Taliban has declared victory in the Panjshir Valley, the final pocket of territory which remained outside their rule, APA reports citing BBC.

However anti-Taliban resistance fighters have denied that, and said they were still present in "all strategic positions" in the province.

Caught in the middle of the fighting are the citizens of Panjshir - some of whom are reported to have fled into the surrounding mountains to escape the violence, according to Afghanistan's Tolo News agency who quote Panjshir residents in Kabul.

One family who lost a son during the fighting has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the region, but the Taliban has denied that, and described the conditions in Panjshir as "normal".