Predictably, Panjshir has emerged as the last Taliban-free bastion in the war-ravaged country of Afghanistan. With Taliban trying to consolidate its hold in the Asian nation, resistance leader Ahmad Massoud issued an appeal for assistance from western powers. He called on all 'free Afghans', and those opposed to 'servitude' to join him in Panjshir to fight the extremist group. Meanwhile, visuals emerged of resistance fighters training in Panjshir. Massoud is the son of the 'Lion of Panjshir' Ahmad Shah Massoud whose people fended off the Soviets in the 1980s and Taliban in the 1990s. Watch the full video for more.
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