Kabul: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan said that “thousands of terrorists” in Khawak pass and the Taliban abandoned their vehicles and equipment in Dashte Rewak.
The resistance tweeted that 700 Taliban fighters were killed and 600 had been captured and imprisoned.
In unverified videos shared online, the Taliban could be seen with a white flag. People could be heard saying that the Taliban were fleeing Panjshir.
Meanwhile, a Taliban source said fighting is continuing in Panjshir but the advance had been slowed by landmines on the road to the capital Bazarak and the provincial governor’s compound, reported Al Jazeera.
Panjshir is the stronghold of the National Resistance Front, led by Ahmad Massoud, the son of late ex-Afghan guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, and ex-Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who had declared himself caretaker President.
In Panjshir, former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh holed out alongside Ahmad Massoud, admitted the perilous position of the National Resistance Front.
“The situation is difficult, we have been under invasion,” Mr Saleh earlier said in a video message. “The resistance is continuing and will continue.”