Taliban Launches Offensive on Resistance's Last Stronghold... Resistance Temporarily Holds Defense Successfully
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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] After the withdrawal of U.S. troops, the Taliban launched an offensive against the last anti-Taliban stronghold. The anti-Taliban forces in the Panjshir Valley area, known as the resistance's final stronghold, announced that they had repelled the Taliban.
According to foreign media on the 30th (local time), the resistance forces stated that they had repelled the Taliban's attack in the Panjshir Valley area north of Kabul. During this process, 8 Taliban soldiers were reported killed, and a similar number were injured.
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A spokesperson for the resistance said that fighting occurred in the western Panjshir area and reported this. The spokesperson added that this attack seemed more like a show of force reconnaissance rather than a full-scale assault, and that 2 resistance members were injured.
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Meanwhile, the Taliban has not issued an official statement regarding this attack.
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