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An anti-Taliban resistance group has said it has thousands of people ready to fight. The 蜜芽传媒 has not independently verified this claim, which was made by Ali Nazary, the head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF).

Mr Nazary told the 蜜芽传媒 in an interview that the group had "thousands of forces ready for the resistance" but wanted to pursue peaceful negotiations first. "If this fails... then we're not going to accept any sort of aggression," he said.

It comes as the Taliban say they have surrounded the group's Panjshir Valley stronghold and put them under siege.

Resistance figures have also said the Taliban are now advancing in the region, which is north east of the capital Kabul.

Charlie Faulkner is reporting for The Times of London newspaper out of Afghanistan.聽 She's just returned to Kabul from the Panjshir Valley. The 蜜芽传媒's Tim Franks asked her how formidable a force this anti-Taliban group is.

Photo shows: Men prepare for defence against the Taliban in Panjshir, Afghanistan August 22, 2021. Credit: Reuters

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