17 Killed in Taliban’s Celebratory Gunfire in Kabul After ‘Panjshir Take-Over’

Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take part in a military training at Malimah area of Dara district in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 2, 2021. The valley remains the last major holdout of anti-Taliban forces. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images

The Taliban terrorist group unleashed a barrage of aerial gunfire in and around Kabul on Friday after the group reportedly gained ground in Panjshir province, the last region in Afghanistan that still remains under the control of anti-Taliban militants.

At least 17 people were killed and 41 injured, including children, local Afghan news outlets reported. The Taliban fired the celebratory gunfire as news broke that the resistance in Panjshir was defeated.