Taliban forces take full control of Afghanistan including the Panjshir Valley, where opposition forces had been holding out – Taliban sources
A Taliban commander said,"The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command."
A member of the Taliban force stands guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2021. Taliban forces have taken full control of Afghanistan including the Panjshir valley where opposition forces had been holding out, three Taliban sources said as heavy celebratory gunfire was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul.
"By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command," said one Taliban commander.Former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, one of the leaders of the opposition forces told Tolo News television station that reports he had fled the country were lies.
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