Afghanistan: Taliban to Launch Military Operation Against Panjshir Resistance

The Taliban radical militant group decided to launch a military operation against the resistance in the Afghan province of Panjshir, the Al Jazeera TV channel reported on Thursday citing Taliban sources. According to them, the decision to switch to a military operation was taken by the Taliban in the wake of failed negotiations with members of the resistance, in particular with Ahmad Massoud. The Taliban felt that the conditions were “not logical”, the TV channel reported. Massoud allegedly put forward four conditions for a truce demanding not to seize weapons and military equipment from the militias, to provide them with…