Taliban fighters tighten grip in rebellious Panjshir region with killings and food control, witness says

In a Skype interview from London, Ahmad Wali Masoud, the uncle of Ahmad Massoud, the leader of anti-Taliban resistance fighters in Panjshir, echoed the accusations that the Taliban were imposing clampdowns in the province and had killed civilians, though he was not able to say how many or under what circumstances they were killed. The uncle, a former Afghan ambassador, said that resistance fighters still controlled “major” areas in Panjshir and were engaged in intermittent clashes with Taliban fighters.