KABUL: The Taliban have claimed control of the center of Nishtar district in Panjshir province.
According to Afghan media, the Taliban are also conducting operations in Parwan district of Panjshir. The Taliban have claimed that the defensive siege of the insurgents has been broken.
A Taliban spokesman said two armored personnel carriers, Russian tanks and light and heavy weapons had been recovered, and that dozens had been killed, wounded and captured.
Earlier, the former Afghan defense minister had claimed that 34 Taliban had been killed in Panjshir, while Bismillah Mohammadi said that 65 Taliban had been injured in Panjshir.
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According to Bismillah Mohammadi, the Taliban had attacked Panjshir again on Tuesday night.
He said that after the failure of the talks, clashes between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance in Panjshir had spread fear and panic in the area.
It is to be noted that according to Afghan TV, clashes between the Taliban and the residents of Panjshir have been going on since last night, which have intensified now.