Three districts recaptured from the Taliban today by Afghanistan former VP, former Intelligence Chief, and current Caretaker President Amrullah Saleh/Ahmad Massoud's forces. Apparently Afghan National Army remnants and Commando units are also massing in Panjshir. Might be a longer conflict than the Taliban planned for.
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Resistance fighters in Afghanistan have recaptured three areas in the country's Baghlan province from the Taliban, according to reports on Friday, as locals fight back against the recent takeover.
Anti-Taliban forces reportedly took back control of the Banu, Pol-e-Hesar and De Salah districts in Baghlan province, while around 60 Taliban fighters were killed or injured in the fighting.
The Taliban advanced rapidly throughout the country ahead of the August 31 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal. Chaotic scenes at Kabul airport following the Taliban's entry into the city prompted significant criticism of the Biden administration's handling of the situation.
However, local forces on the ground appear to mounting a fightback against the Taliban.
Photos and videos have been circulating on social media on Friday along with reports about the apparent clashes between the Taliban and local resistance.
A Twitter account named for the country's Panjshir Province—itself a hotbed of resistance to the Taliban—shared a report about events in neighboring Baghlan province on Friday in both Persian and English.
"Pul-e-Hesar district was taken back from the #Taliban and fighting is raging in Deh-e-Salah and Banu districts," the account posted at 8.40am ET.
"Local sources say the Taliban have been attacked from several areas and suffered heavy casualties," they said.
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