Militias Stand Ready for Taliban Threat in Panjshir Valley

The Panjshir Valley, just north of Kabul, is renowned for being just one of two provinces that never fell to Taliban rule. As Afghanistan moves into the next stage of nationhood the residents of this fiercely independent valley stand ready to put up a fight if the current Afghan government falls to the Taliban. Read more about the stockpiling of weapons and future militia activities in "Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley awaits the next fight with the Taliban", Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2013.