Taliban Ministry to probe reports of killing Panjshir civilians
The announcement came after a number of Panjshir residents reported said some Taliban members tortured civilians and demanded weapons.
The announcement came after a number of Panjshir residents reported said some Taliban members tortured civilians and demanded weapons.
The defiant Panjshir province has been witnessing heavy conflicts between the Taliban and resistance forces for the last seven days during which both sides have been inflicted casualties.
Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive.
The Resistance, which includes former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh, former Afghan security force members, and local militias, are defending the final holdout against Taliban control.
The Taliban confirmed that the fighting has been ongoing for two days and both sides have suffered casualties
Negotiations between the Northern Alliance, the flagbearer of armed resistance, and the Taliban, the new rulers of Afghanistan, began on Wednesday.
Afghanistan is a country made up of ethnic minorities", he said. "It is a multicultural state. It needs a power-sharing deal where everyone sees itself in power... If one political force, whoever it is, from wherever they come from, if they try to dominate politics it will just create the conditions for internal warfare and the continuation of the current conflict."
The Panjshir Valley has repeatedly played a decisive role in Afghanistan's military history, as its geographical position almost completely cuts it off from the rest of the country. The only access point to the region is through a narrow passage created by the Panjshir River, which can be easily defended militarily.
