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Republican insurgency in Afghanistan

This article is about the aftermath of the American conflict in Afghanistan. For the Soviet–Afghan conflict in that area, see Panjshir offensives (Soviet–Afghan War).

Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
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Taliban fighters in Panjshir on 11 September 2021
Date17 August 2021[14] – present
(10 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Panjshir, Parwan, Baghlan, Wardak, Daykundi, Samangan, and Balkh provinces, Afghanistan
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes		 Taliban captures most of the Panjshir Valley[15][16]
Belligerents

 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

al-Qaeda (alleged)[1]
Supported by:
 Pakistan (unconfirmed)[2][3][4]

 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan loyalists[note 1]

Supported by:
 Tajikistan (alleged)[10][11]

Independent militias[12] and Taliban dissidents[13]
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Various pro-Taliban militias
Foreign Mujahideens (possibly affiliated with al-Qaeda)[1]

Pakistan Armed Forces (unconfirmed)[2][3][4]

National Resistance Front of Afghanistan[7]

Various non-NRF militias[31][32][8][33]

Strength
60,000–260,000 Taliban armed forces overall

2,000–10,000 (Panjshir resistance; estimates)[35]

  • c. 9,000 (Ahmad Massoud's forces; self-claim)[33]
Unknown number of independent militias[33]
Casualties and losses
NRF claim:
950+ killed, 1,500+ captured[36][37][38][39][40]		 Heavy casualties[41]
IEA claims: Large number of POWs, vehicles and weapons also captured

The republican insurgency in Afghanistan is an ongoing armed conflict between the National Resistance Front and allied groups which fight under the banner of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on one side,[31] and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is controlled by the Taliban on the other side.[42] On 17 August 2021, former first vice president of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh declared himself the "caretaker" president of Afghanistan and announced the resistance.[5][43] On 26 August, a brief ceasefire was declared.[44] On 1 September, talks broke down and fighting resumed as the Taliban attacked resistance positions.[45]

As of 3 September 2021, in addition to the opposition in the Panjshir, there were also districts in the centre of Afghanistan that still resisted the Taliban, supported by ethnic and religious minorities.[46] On 6 September, the Taliban took control of most of the Panjshir province, with resistance fighters retreating to the mountains to continue fighting within the province.[16][47] Clashes in the valley mostly ceased mid-September,[48] while resistance leaders Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud fled to neighboring Tajikistan.[49][50] Despite these developments, NRF holdouts continued to fight, still waging a guerrilla campaign in several provinces including Baghlan, Balkh, Badakhshan, and Faryab by early 2022.[13] In addition, an independent anti-Taliban militia still held territory in Samangan Province as of December 2021.[12][8]

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