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Why is Panjshir significant?

As the Taliban head there, here's everything you need to know about the Valley of Resistance.

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Panjshir had been a resistance stronghold against the Soviets in the 1980s & then against the Taliban in the 1990s.

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Since the Taliban overran Afghanistan, flickers of resistance have begun to emerge with some ex-government troops gathering in the Panjshir, north of Kabul, long known as an anti-Taliban bastion.

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As Taliban head to attack the valley in Hindu Kush, here’s why it didn’t fall yet.

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The Panjshir Valley north of Afghanistan's capital Kabul is the final major centre of resistance to the Taliban.

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If Taliban launch full-scale attack on Panjshir, will the resistance hold? Here's what analysts say.

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Panjshir has long had a reputation as a bastion of resistance -- can it hold back the Taliban this time too?

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