Panjshir resistance
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| Panjshir resistance | |
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| Participant in War in Afghanistan | |
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| Active | 16 August 2021 – present |
| Ideology | Afghan nationalism Islamic democracy |
| Leaders | Ahmad Massoud Amrullah Saleh Bismillah Khan Mohammadi |
| Area of operations | Panjshir Province and Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Part of |  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Opponent(s) |  Taliban/Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
The Panjshir resistance is an alliance of former Northern Alliance members and other anti-Taliban figures, created after the 2021 Taliban offensive, under the leadership of the Afghan politician and military leader Ahmad Massoud and the de jure Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh. It is operating in the area still under the control of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and fighting in the Panjshir conflict.[2][3] Following the loss of Kabul, the Panjshir-based alliance constitutes the only organized resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan.[4][5]
The Panjshir resistance claims to be the legal continuation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which collapsed after the fall of Kabul and the escape of President Ashraf Ghani. It exercises de facto control over the Panjshir Valley, which is largely contiguous with Panjshir Province and according to The Week, as of August 2021 is "the only region out of [the] Taliban's hands".[6]
On 17 August 2021, Amrullah Saleh—citing provisions of the Constitution of Afghanistan—declared himself President of Afghanistan from the base of operations in the Panjshir Valley, and vowed to continue military operations against the Taliban from there.[7][8] His claim to the presidency was endorsed by Ahmad Massoud and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Minister of Defence Bismillah Mohammadi.[9] At around the same time, remnants of the Afghan National Army began massing in the Panjshir Valley at the urging of Massoud.[10][11]
Background[edit]
On 13 July 2021, The Economic Times reported that former Northern Alliance leaders were planning to regroup to fight the Taliban.[12] On 28 July 2021, The Washington Post reported that the remnants of the Northern Alliance were remobilizing under an umbrella called Resistance II.[2]
History[edit]
Following the fall of Kabul into the control of the Taliban, it was reported that large numbers of anti-Taliban forces, including Vice President Amrullah Saleh, were converging into the Panjshir Valley, the only area of Afghanistan not conquered by the Taliban, in order to create a new resistance front.[13][14][15]
On 17 August, unconfirmed reports of Afghans fleeing to the resistance have come through. Former ethnic Tajik soldiers of the Afghan army have also begun to arrive in support of the resistance with tanks and personnel carriers to the Panjshir valley.[16]
As of 17 August, the Panjshir Valley was—according to one observer—"under siege on all sides" but had not come under direct attack.[17] It was also reported by Russian intelligence sources that forces of the resistance under Amrullah Saleh had managed to re-capture the provincial capital of Charikar and the surrounding areas of Parwan Province, which had been held by the Taliban since 15 August. [18]
Unconfirmed reports also indicate a possible alliance between Saleh's and Massoud's forces and forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum, whose base of power was Mazar-i-Sharif. Dostum was reported to have retreated to Uzbekistan with some of his soldiers after the Taliban capture of Kabul.[19]
Location[edit]
A mountainous region, Panjshir was a formidable base of operations for the original Northern Alliance.[20] It was the birthplace of Ahmad Shah Massoud, who tenaciously defended it against the Taliban as a Northern Alliance leader in the 1990s, and his son and resistance successor Ahmad Massoud.[21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "'Northern Alliance' flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brick Murtazashvili, Jennifer (28 July 2021). "Northern Afghanistan once kept out the Taliban. Why has it fallen so quickly this time?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hakim, Yalda. "An anti-Taliban coalition seems to be forming, including Vice President @AmrullahSaleh2 and Ahmad Massoud, son of Ahmad Shah Massoud – they are in Panjsher, about three hours drive from Kabul #Afghanistan". BBC News.
- ↑ "An anti-Taliban front forming in Panjshir? Ex top spy Saleh, son of 'Lion of Panjshir' meet at citadel". The Week. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ "The Panjshir Valley: what is the main bastion of resistance against the Taliban advance in Afghanistan". Market Research Telecast. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "An anti-Taliban front forming in Panjshir? Ex top spy Saleh, son of 'Lion of Panjshir' meet at citadel". The Week. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Panjshir flies flag of resistance again; Amrullah says he is President of Afghanistan". Tribune India. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ↑ Amrullah, Saleh. "Clarity: As per d constitution of Afg, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP becomes the caretaker President. I am currently inside my country & am the legitimate care taker President. Am reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus". Twitter.
- ↑ "Panjshir flies flag of resistance again; Amrullah says he is President of Afghanistan". Tribune India. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ↑ "'Northern Alliance' flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban". Hindustan Times. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "An anti-Taliban front forming in Panjshir? Ex top spy Saleh, son of 'Lion of Panjshir' meet at citadel". The Week. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy. "Northern Alliance plans to regroup: Resistance leaders seek arms to fight Taliban in Northern Afghanistan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ AFP (2021-08-17). "Defiant Afghan ex-VP vows new fight with Taliban". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ "As Taliban takes over, one Afghan province is still standing strong – Here's the story of Ahmad Shah Massoud and his bastion Panjshir". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ "An anti-Taliban front forming in Panjshir? Ex top spy Saleh, son of 'Lion of Panjshir' meet at citadel". The Week. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ "Panjshir flies flag of resistance". Tribune India.
- ↑ Mottram, Linda (August 17, 2021). "Resistance and refugees: the Afghan province holding out against the Taliban". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ https://ria.ru/20210817/boi-1746127613.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.easternherald.com/2021/08/18/saleh-troops-expelling-taliban-charikar-afghanistan/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "The Panjshir Valley: what is the main bastion of resistance against the Taliban advance in Afghanistan". Market Research Telecast. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ahmad Massoud Declared As His Father's Successor". TOLOnews.
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