Taliban Attack Outpost in Afghanistan's Panjshir, Resistance Forces Repel Attack - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Militants of the Taliban* movement attacked an outpost in the Afghan province of Panjshir, the last remaining hotbed of resistance in the country, the Tolo News reported, citing a source close to the resistance.

According to the source, the resistance forces repelled the attack. The clashes continue.

On Sunday, the Taliban gave еhe resistance forces, led by Ahmad Massoud, a 4-hour ultimatum to capitulate. The 32-year-old responded that his forces and Panjshir residents would not surrender.

The Taliban came to power in the Central Asian country on August 15 by entering Kabul and completing the weeks-long offensive across Afghanistan. Many countries have since then evacuated their citizens and limited numbers of Afghan nationals who worked for the foreign missions during the war.

Although the US has yet to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, the Pentagon has repeatedly said that leadership has been in communication with the group on the ground in Kabul to coordinate free passage and security during the withdrawal.

* A terrorist organization banned in Russia