Eight Taliban fighters died in clashes with militants in the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, Reuters news agency reported citing a representative of the main anti-Taliban opposition group.
According to Reuters, Fahim Dashti, a spokesman for the National Resistance Forces (NRF), said the fighting late Monday took place on the western entrance to the valley where the Taliban attacked NRF positions.
Panjshir has been the only province to hold out against the Taliban since their takeover of Kabul on August 15. Anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir Valley seem to form a guerrilla movement to take on the group.