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Afghanistan's Panjshir Resistance Reemerges

Legacy of anti-Taliban Ahmad Shah Massoud lives on

Aug 24, 2021
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By: John Elliott

Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Panjshir, which became famous when its local warlord, Ahmad Shah Massoud, held out against both the Soviet occupation of the country in the 1980s and the Taliban in the 1990s, is becoming a focal point for resistance against the new Taliban rulers who have a grip on the rest of the country.

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