Thousands of Taliban fighters overran eight districts of Panjshir overnight, according to witnesses from the area who spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for their safety.
The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached a ‘consensus’ on a government to be led by the group’s spiritual leader, an official said.
The Taliban stepped up assault on Panjshir on Sunday, tweeting that its forces had overrun Rokha district, one of the largest of eight districts in the province. Several Taliban delegations have attempted negotiations with the holdouts there, butFahim Dashti, the spokesman for the anti-Taliban group, was killed in battle Sunday, according to the group’s Twitter account. Dashti was the voice of the group and a prominent media personality during previous governments.
Mujahid denied Dashti had died in battle with the Taliban, saying instead that he was killed in an “internal dispute among two commanders in Panjshir” but without offering any evidence to support that claim.Mujahid also told reporters that the Taliban would announce a new government “within days” — one that would be inclusive, he said, without elaborating. Once the government is formed,“We need their expertise,” he said.
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