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Not all of Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. Panjshir Province may be small (2nd smallest in Afghanistan), bigger than only its neighboring province (Kapisa), but it is fierce. According to a Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel report, Ahmad Massoud called on the formation of a comprehensive government to rule the country, with the participation of the Taliban, warning that war will be "unavoidable" if the insurgents refuse dialogue.
Massoud, son of Afghanistan's slain anti-Soviet resistance hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, spoke during an interview at his house in Bazarak.
Everyone is talking about a humiliation for the US, but this could be a humiliation for the Taliban, if they have to struggle to fight Massoud and his considerable military might, in Panjshir. Taliban leaders are worried that if war breaks out in Panjshir, and the Taliban are defeated, that success of Panjshir could spread to numerous neighboring provinces in northeast Afghanistan (Bahglan, Parvan, Kapisa, Lahgman, Nurestan, Badakhshan, Takhar) and even close-by Kabul itself (neighboring to Parvan, Kapisa, & Laghman). Taliban's domino problem.
Massoud, son of Afghanistan's slain anti-Soviet resistance hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, spoke during an interview at his house in Bazarak.
Everyone is talking about a humiliation for the US, but this could be a humiliation for the Taliban, if they have to struggle to fight Massoud and his considerable military might, in Panjshir. Taliban leaders are worried that if war breaks out in Panjshir, and the Taliban are defeated, that success of Panjshir could spread to numerous neighboring provinces in northeast Afghanistan (Bahglan, Parvan, Kapisa, Lahgman, Nurestan, Badakhshan, Takhar) and even close-by Kabul itself (neighboring to Parvan, Kapisa, & Laghman). Taliban's domino problem.