that s where something went wrong. the taliban initially see that they try to convince massoud that it was best to have a dialogue, to lay down their arms, have a dialogue, to lay down theirarms, and to have a dialogue, to lay down their arms, and to engage in political talks, and the other side had some specific demands that were probably not met, or that were probably not met, or that were probably not met, or that were premature may be, in terms of talks, and that unfortunately led to an escalation, and the taliban moved into the panjshir valley, and the panjshir falling after two or three days of resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands. if resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands.- resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands. if that is the case. into taliban hands. if that is the case, let s into taliban hands. if that is the case, let s take - into taliban hands. if that is the case, let s take that - into taliban hands. if that is the case, let s take that as
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panjshir valley. this last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. god is great, their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanistan, their home. but they need to stop fuelling instability. a defiant reply on social media. 32 year old commander ahmad massoud vows to continue the resistance. he says his men are still in panjshir valley, and urges afghans to rise up. the taliban are getting on with the business of being in charge. this, the first visit by the un s humanitarian chief martin griffiths.
about them over time. i ve heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step forming a government to start moving forward. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. earlier i spoke to omar samad. he is the former senior advisor to dr abdullah abdullah, the chief executive of afghanistan up until the taliban takeover. i asked him if he thought this was the end of the resistance in panjshir region. what this resistance was attempting to do, which was to show the taliban that there is a strong will, that there is determination to not only stand up determination to not only stand up to the taliban but also maybe convince them to agree to some of the terms, and i think