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MILITARY FORCES

10,000 soldiers—many of them members of the elite Afghan National Army Commando Corps—have maneuvered out of Taliban territory to join the National Resistance Front. Most Afghan units were not lost in battle against the Taliban, but rather were ordered to surrender by provincial governors in exchange for the personal safety of those in power. More soldiers arrive every day to fight for Afghanistan.

 

In addition to defending Panjshir, the resistance is conducting offensive operations and has already liberated three municipalities in neighbouring provinces. The Taliban has not and cannot defeat soldiers who are ready to fight, and the troops of the National Resistance Front are.

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General John W. Nicholson, Jr.

"The commandos have never lost a battle... The Taliban have never won against the commandos, and they never will."

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PANJSHIR

Ringed by stunning mountains, the Panjshir Valley is immensely defensible and from here, a determined force can resist a much larger one with relative ease. The "Lion of Panjshir" Ahmad Shah Massoud kept the Soviets and Taliban at bay for decades, and now his son and compatriots from the first Northern Alliance will do the same.