KABUL (SW) – The Taliban has said talks to resolve matters in regard to Panjshir province have failed.
In a new audio message, the Taliban’s top negotiator, Amir Khan Mottaki urged Panjshir resident to either convince or reject those ‘still insisting upon war’ from this ‘small territory’.
According to him, talks have been going on for some time with the people of Panjshir for a peaceful solution to the problem, but no agreement has been reached.
According to various pro-Taliban social media accounts, fighters of the group have besieged Panjshir from four directions and captured the southern Shotul district of the province situated at a distance of 125 km from capital Kabul.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the anti-Taliban ‘Resistance 2.0’ group in Panjshir, Fahim Dashti said on Tuesday that a major Taliban attack has been thwarted. In an audio statememt, Dashti said ‘heavy ccasualties’ were inflicted upon the Taliban.
“The Taliban may have tried to try their luck, but luck did not help them and the attack was pushed back”, he said.
In a first, talks were held in Afghanistan’s Parwan province between the Taliban and politicians from resistance movement of Panjshir to resolve the impasse.
Former deputy speaker of the senate, Mohammad Alam Izdiar, a senior politician from Panjshir, said in a statement on Thursday that a 12-member delegation of the ‘Panjshir Resistance Front’, headed by Mohammad Almas Zahed, a jihadi commander, met with a Taliban delegation in Charikar, Parwan.
According to Izdiar, the meeting lasted three hours behind closed doors and urged delegations from both sides to consult over these talks with the leadership.
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