A group of fighters opposing the Taliban’s rule are battling the insurgents in the mountains and valleys to the north of Kabul, capturing several rural districts.
While details of the fighting remain unclear, it marks the first organized resistance to rise up against the Taliban since they blitzed across the country in under a week to seize the majority of the country and its capital.
The Taliban deployed fighters Sunday to launch a possible offensive there.
Kabul’s airport, now one of the few ways out of the country for the millions in the city, has seen days of chaos since the Taliban entered the capital on Aug. 15.
The British military on Sunday acknowledged the seven deaths of civilians in the crowds.
There have been other stampedes and crushing injuries in the crowds, especially as Taliban fighters fire into the air to drive away those desperate to get on any flight out of the country.
Source AP
