Fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir vowed to battle the Taliban to the last man, but nearly two weeks after the hardline Islamists celebrated victory, parts of the rugged valley lie empty and ...

Lailuma comes from Panjshir’s Anaba district and led a quiet life as a tailor before conflict broke out last month. Men in the village led them to the mountains as they were being attacked.

Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, just a few hours' drive north of Kabul, has long been an anti-Taliban stronghold and remains the only significant pocket of resistance to the group nearly 10 months ...

Growing concerns for Panjshir residents as Taliban claims victory. A resident of the holdout Afghan province says shops and medical facilities face shortages amid telecommunication blackout.

He said even procuring something as simple as sugar has turned into a hunt across largely empty shops. “There was only one store that still had sugar, and even that was 600 Afghanis [$7] for ...

BAZARAK: Fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir vowed to battle the Taliban to the last man, but nearly two weeks after the hardline Islamists celebrated victory, p ...

Mohebi is the co-founder of Aria Gems, a company that mines and exports Panjshir emeralds. While its mining operations are in Afghanistan, the business is headquartered in New York, and its gem ...

Asia - Pacific Afghanistan’s Panjshir valley falls for 1st time Broken tank, burned, damaged Humvees indicate heavy artillery fighting was intense between Taliban and resistance group ...

DARA, Afghanistan -- Taliban forces have been locked for months in a shadowy on-again, off-again battle with opposition fighters based in the Panjshir Valley. Just a few hours' drive north of ...

Residents of a remote valley no longer have to brave the surging waters of Panjshir River to access schools, hospital and shops, thanks to a new suspension bridge. The bridge is funded by the ...

Fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir vowed to battle the Taliban to the last man, but nearly two weeks after the hardline Islamists celebrated victory, parts of the rugged valley lie empty and ...

Sitting under the awning of a closed shop, Abdul Ghafoor contemplates his deserted village, perched on the side of a rocky hill in the district of Khenj. "Before, almost 100 families lived here ...