Afghanistan: the Panshir valley "represents a symbol of resistance"

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Military training in the Panshir region.

AFP - AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN

By: Raphaël Delvolve

7 mins

The son of Commander Massoud, murdered hero of the resistance against the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan in the 1980s, said on Sunday August 22 that he hoped that a dialogue could open with the Taliban.

He added that the forces he leads were ready to fight and that he would not return the Panshir, an area of ​​the country he controls, to the Taliban.

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