Eight Taliban killed in Panjshir fighting, Afghan militia forces say

Reuters ^ | 31 August 2021 | James Mackenzie:

[blueplum]

Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taliban forces clashed with militia fighters in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday night, losing eight killed, a representative of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said.

Since the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15, the Panjshir has been the only province to hold out against the Taliban, although there has also been fighting in neighbouring Baghlan province,,,

[blueplum]

I hope the resistance forces have lots of bullets for the tally man. 8 dead isn't near enough.

[DAC21]

Thanks to Bimentia the resistance forces are totally out gunned.

[Bayard]

Fair is fair. We gave Taliban weapons. Might as well give them weapons too.

[EEGator]

69,992 to go…

[Fido969]

Not our circus.

[fidelis]

True that. If we were going to leave behind weapons, it’s a pity we didn’t leave them someplace the resistance could make use of them rather than the Taliban. Of course, if in the short run the resistance forces turn out to be better fighters than the Taliban, maybe they’ll be theirs sooner or later anyway.