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Taliban says it captured Panjshir with no civillian deaths, resistance forces deny claim

Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight, the NRF tweeted

US wrestles with strategy to sanction Taliban as humanitarian crisis looms over Afghanistan

Khalid Payenda, who last month resigned as Afghanistan’s finance minister, said the Taliban appeared to be struggling to restart the government’s financial operations and that the country would soon run out of money

Resistance fighters stand strong as Taliban surround Panjshir Valley holdout

Senior Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi issued an audio message saying their forces had besieged the valley, even as fighters led by Ahmad Massoud mounted their defence

Taliban encircles Kabul, US evacuates embassy staff but says no 'imminent threat' to city

"Kabul is not right now in an imminent threat environment," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday, while acknowledging that Taliban fighters were "trying to isolate" the city.

Taliban take Herat as Afghan govt forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

A senior security source from Herat told AFP that government forces and administration officials had retreated to an army barracks outside the city