After quickly routing the Afghanistan army and sweeping into Kabul, the Taliban faced new resistance on Thursday from peaceful protesters, and responded by dispersing demonstrators with force and, in one city, with gunfire.
The challenge to Taliban rule came as chaos continued around Kabul’s international airport, with Afghans and foreigners still struggling to get through Taliban check posts and crowds to reach evacuation flights.
Panjshir, populated by the ethnic Tajik minority, also held out when the Taliban conquered Afghanistan in the 1990s.
The Taliban say they want to end the pandemonium at the airport as soon as possible.
The Taliban now have almost total control of Afghanistan.
The Taliban haven’t confronted the American troops controlling the airport, but it remains unclear what would happen if Washington tried to delay their departure beyond the end of the month.
Tens of thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S.-led multinational effort in Afghanistan for two decades and fear reprisals by the Taliban are seeking to get out of the country.
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