The Taliban say they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital, giving them complete control of Afghanistan. The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces ...

Why did the Soviet Union lose the war in Afghanistan - even after winning key battles? This Kings and Generals episode focuses on the fierce campaigns in the Panjshir Valley and the ultimate Soviet ...

Located just north of the capital Kabul, Panjshir is one of the smallest of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. It is of strategic importance, providing a route out of Kabul to the north, where important ...

So for the foreseeable future, Afghanistan continues in its limbo. The Taliban will be on uncertain ground as they declare legitimacy, but no pretender to Afghanistan’s troubled throne is likely to ...