Afghan vice-president accuses Taliban of kidnapping elderly & children

Afghan Vice-President Amrullah Saleh has highlighted the dire ‘humanitarian situation’ in Andarab valley of the northern Baghlan province and accused the Taliban of committing human rights violations in the region, Report informs referring to ANI News.

This comes as clashes were reported between the Taliban and resistance forces in the Andarab region. Taliban forces are reportedly facing a challenge from local resistance forces in the Panjshir valley led by Ahmad Massoud, son of renowned anti-Taliban figure Ahmad Shah Massoud.

“Talibs aren’t allowing food and fuel to get into Andarab valley. The humanitarian situation is dire. Thousands of women and children have fled to the mountains. Since the last two days, Talibs abduct children and elderly and use them as shields to move around or do house search,” Saleh tweeted.