What's Happening in the Panjshir Valley? | Anti-Taliban Rebels In Afghanistan 2021

[@historywithhilbert]

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[@Bread-nx9fo]

We do a little bit of trolling

[@Sour01]

Hey mate, Ahmad definitely can't be called pro Pakistan. He is aware of their involvement. But he has been an advocate for peace with all major parties involved in the conflicy. Pakistan being a primary supporter of the Taliban.

[@MaceOnTheRoad]

Ik denk dat je BNR de wereld en BNR Boekestijn en De Wijk wel interessant vindt. Het is gewoon via elke podcast app te beluisteren en het geeft je echt een inside look in geopolitieke ontwikkelingen, zoals nu voornamelijk Afghanistan met voormalige of huidige besluitvoerders en of experts.

[@newjerseylion4804]

You should one about guinea. And how president was taken into army custody

[@deepika2440]

They are not 'Rebels', but Resistance and Saleh is the interim President of Afghanistan elected by its people unlike some groups propped up by foreigners.

[@DanteGrey]

At this point you should make a second channel called news with Hilbert

[@fematrailer]

Call it The Caspian Report with a UK Accent

[@shaunhumphries1098]

Doing a better job then most news channels lmao

[@hopiepink]

"Headlines with Hilbert"

[@CairnsG]

And a second channel for languages “languages with Hilbert”

[@galahad-history]

News from the front

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

I love KZbinrs that timestamp their ads.

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

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[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

Those KZbinrs are rare.. also KZbin itself has been trying to hide the ads.

[@monarch697]

ad blocker yo

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

@@monarch697 Not Everyone Has Ad Blocker, Also It Doesn’t Work In The KZbin App

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

@@monarch697 Also, Did You Get That From History Matters Lmao

[@damoriejenkins4175]

Seeing Taliban wearing ballistic gear and using armored Vic’s is still surreal to me

[@historywithhilbert]

Those Badri 313 goons especially man..

[@thomas-pd9hm]

@@historywithhilbert for the longest time i loved America but when the Taliban won i thought who was stronger now i am putting my trust in the Taliban glory to ALLAH death to america

[@n00bfest32]

@@thomas-pd9hm Ok thomas.

[@sjewitt22]

@@thomas-pd9hm What, so you just support strength?

[@thomas-pd9hm]

@@sjewitt22 america is weak surrender to allah

[@cbrtdgh4210]

If you have Flight Simulator 2020, I recommend flying north out of Kabul, over Bagram and continue, which takes you to the foot of the Panjshir valley. Follow the road up and you'll see it's quite a steep descent onto the plain from there, especially looking behind you as you enter the valley. The valley has very steep mountains on both sides. The Taliban wont have an easy time taking it. It becomes even more mountainous and treacherous the further north you go, eventually reaching the Wakhan corridor.

[@kostam.1113]

Their position might be good but they are isolated Completely surrounded by the Taliban and hostile Pakistan

[@refrainfromevil1377]

Taliban is already making inroads into Panjshir lol nothings gonna save your resistance now

[@randomlygeneratedname7171]

@@refrainfromevil1377 What about IS K fighters outside pansher region

[@refrainfromevil1377]

@@randomlygeneratedname7171 From a non-Muslim I send my regards to the State and I wish them well on their Khorasan project

[@ieatmice751]

@@refrainfromevil1377 why are you supporting the Taliban and bashing the only groups standing up to them If you’re not even a Muslim what do you have to gain from supporting them other than being a toxic troll

[@idm654321]

Thank you for covering this, it is literally being talked about by no one but some twitter accounts and reddit

[@josesosa3337]

Curious. Why are you happy he is talking about it?

[@anonymousanonymous4690]

@Ibrahim Suleman taliban supporter lol

[@istandwithisrael5110]

@@josesosa3337 because the northern alliance resistance needs more coverage to show that it isn’t a lost cause

[@josesosa3337]

@@istandwithisrael5110 okay. Thanks for the info.

[@istandwithisrael5110]

@Ibrahim Suleman no it’s not

[@АртурЧугай]

Single valley stands for longer then the entire country.

[@dr.vikyll7466]

@explorubus India is oppressing Muslims, they're not using an army of 700 million Muslims. What are you on about.

[@simulify8726]

​@@dr.vikyll7466 Oppressing? Just come here and see who oppresses who. Cus muslim majority areas oppress Hindus or straight up convert them.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

this is actually quite common. in the warsaw ghetto uprising in 1943, the ghetto held out for longer than poland did in 1939

[@boozecruiser]

You juxtaposed that sentence but a single valley is obviously much easier to hold than an entire country lol. States don't have inherent strategic strengths, but geography does

[@TheManinBlack9054]

@@simulify8726 don't believe in that nationalistic propaganda.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

What I find strange is that very few Western media are reporting on this. The majority of my info on this resistance comes from Indian media.

[@capncake8837]

I think they're more focused on the botched withdrawal, so don't care to report on the anti-Taliban remnants.

[@georgelabe-assimo4365]

I’d be a little wary of Indian media tbh. They’re kinda notorious for sensationalizing a lot of the news even outside of Afghanistan. Best thing to do right now is follow the Twitter accounts of those involved and see what happens. Everything is really murky rn.

[@denisilies4953]

Dunno, in Romania the Panjshir Resistance is all over social media

[@TurbanLeDurban]

CNN and the guardian reported on this, just 2 examples

[@aksmex2576]

Indian media is full of shit dude. I have seen bogus claims many times. I completely avoid Pakistani, Indian etc media.

[@amaanali9525]

Nice, been waiting for this one I already know its going to be a banger.

[@amaanali9525]

@explorubus Okay? They still are operating in middle eastern countries. Also, that was really random. Also, they obviously are? They left you bozo panjshir resistance is the only way Taliban can be defeated.

[@christopherwang4392]

As of Monday, September 6, 2021, the Taliban have declared that they have captured Panjshir Province with the National Resistance Front fleeing to the mountains. However, even if those claims are true, I wouldn't count the National Resistance Front out or declare the civil war over just yet. The Taliban may control the towns and villages in the lowlands, but they haven't fully captured the mountains surrounding the valley yet. The National Resistance Front declared on social media that they occupy "strategic positions" throughout the valley, presumably referring to the mountains that overlook the Panjshir Valley. Capturing a province is one thing, holding onto it is another. During the Soviet-Afghan War between 1980 thru 1985, the Soviet Army launched nine offensives into the Panjshir Valley to drive out the mujahideen. Each time, the Soviets were able to temporarily occupy the valley but the mujahideen were able to reoccupy the Panjshir Valley. What we could see happen next is that the Taliban would control the towns and villages in the valley while the National Resistance Front hides out and bide their time in the mountains. As soon as the Taliban let down their guard and focus their attention to other parts of Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front could resume guerrilla warfare against the Taliban garrisons throughout the valley. As long as the National Resistance Front remains in control of the mountains surrounding Panjshir Valley, the Taliban won't be secure in their occupation of Panjshir Province.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Except the Taliban are the actual experts of hiding in caves and fighting long-term guerilla warfare?

[@christopherwang4392]

@@andrewsuryali8540 So were the Northern Alliance and now the National Resistance Front.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@andrewsuryali8540 But Ahmad Shah Massoud was also an expert in it, I mean driving out the friking soviets isnt easy, so presumably he mustve at least taught his son some stuff

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@Cecilia-ky3uw 🤣🤣🤣 panjsheris don't even respect Masood junior and Masood senior made days with the Russians. Majority of us Afghans support Taliban and IEA government. Please feel free to take Masood and out him in your government.

[@phoenixrising8640]

Afghans, including Taliban go for picnics in Panjsher. We hate the NRF terrorists

[@HarJBeRw]

The intro to this video was a missed golden opportunity for an Asterix reference 😅

[@historywithhilbert]

Damn if only I'd thought of that sooner xD

[@ihrfer]

I'm thinking of that joke for at least a week now and I'm very sad that I did not see it in any reporting so far. But at least now there is this comment!

[@bluemountain4181]

Yeah I was getting strong Asterix vibes too

[@champagne.future5248]

When life imitates art

[@tianyinjia]

LOL. Nice one Centurion.

[@elcidleon6500]

I think a new channel about modern history should be considered.

[@historywithhilbert]

If I had time that would be great! Make a special effort to cover the news from Afghanistan these last weeks and may continue to make two videos a week until the new year if that's something people are interested in.

[@DeathBySnuSnu418]

@@historywithhilbert yes definitely especially about these amazing rebels that are the last to stand up and say fuck you to them taliban twats. Ya but in all seriousness please cover more about this story. Thank you for the amazing videos.

[@rogerdines6244]

@@historywithhilbert your viewing figures alone, let alone the number of comments, surely show there is enough interest.

[@alexdaniel3043]

@@historywithhilbert after few years when the real news will be avaible, make a full documentary, right now is too much propaganda, and will be a mess i think

[@wahabalrefai4987]

Nop shit chanel the enitre valley is captured now by taliban shows you howmuch this guy really knew and how much was just propaganda

[@superlative7confusticate335]

Thank you all for your hard work and great videos.

[@timberwolfe1645]

Simply amazing to get such a detailed report of the last month worth of events. I wish this was what they did for television so that people would be informed. I will promote this video up my tree. Thanks

[@wahabalrefai4987]

The same day this video uploaded taliban captured the valley and masooud ran away like a caword to tajikstan

[@balderlykkeby1408]

Love the video, i wish more youtubers would actually tell us about the people fighting the good fight. So hopefuly more people will support them in future

[@AntonioDal.]

Countries are afraid of supporting Pansjhir because in case Taliban manages to win, those countries wont get good deals.

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

It’s hilarious that you think the Taliban have a strong hand at the table of negotiations . They have absolutely no experience of running a country, a crumbling economy and the Kabul leaders actually will not have control of the rural districts . As the commentator stated in this video , the Taliban are made up of a number of different groups/tribal leaders who will not be agreeing with a centralised so called “government”

[@elseggs6504]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 Sooooo essentially the same shit under a different flag

[@orrorsaness5942]

@@elseggs6504 Yup

[@AntonioDal.]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 I dont think that Taliban has a strong hand at the table of negotiations. They will still do business even with their enemy USA and other countries who have supported Pansjhir. I only said that the countries who support Pansjhir will take a hit on their negotiation power afterwards compared to if they didnt support Pansjhir at all.

[@Bikavin]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 that is one of my concern,are taliban is good enough to rule a whole country?that is a question that sometimes appeared when i think about taliban,they are good at fighting but what about rulling a whole nation?

[@MrAlex_Raven]

Glad to see you still doing your damnedest to provide context and coverage. Much appreciated; especially given that my father and two uncles served between Iraq and Afghanistan. . . 20 years of war and it has come to this. My father firmly insisted I never serve when I became eligible, and I feel some regret in that capacity; but I understand why my family felt that. Have an excellent day, and again. Thank you.

[@mohamedafghan1440]

There is nothing like resistance or something else just propaganda Which resistance there is no resistance only resistance in the blanket Who are yelling and give slogan of resistance in the social media they are all living out of Afghanistan in the Europ and America One of my closest friend from panjshir he said there is nothing happened in panjshir these all are lie in the FB and social media Those who saying resistance they are living in the foreign countries and having luxury lifestyle and they only want to make our life difficult want to destroy our houses school and market and roads Panjshir people with never support these corrupted people

[@nomad155]

Good reason

[@warrendomask1565]

damn Hilbert. u get alot of clicks in 20 minutes. bet that feels good

[@m136dalie]

Fascinating how today generals and leaders can tweet about ongoing battles

[@trentdoll9946]

@John Steven ? He died by fake news interviewers.

[@wildflower2812]

Yes. Please keep updating us with news in Panjshir! This was wonderful!

[@30secondsflat]

Loving the Afghanistan series. Any thoughts about doing a special on Afghan history from ancient times to now? Would also love your analysis on the idea of the area as the “graveyard of empires” from a macro historical point of view

[@chiron14pl]

Thanks for your work to keep us updated on this resistance movement. I hope they succeed, but we'll see how it develops.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It’s like the plot of Star Wars.

[@badluck5647]

"I hate sand"

[@Kyubeylovessouls]

honestly

[@lastword8783]

Yes the Taliban is the resistance and beat the empire and now some imperial forces are holed up in Panjshir

[@markorstb]

So USA and IRA(Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) are the Empire. Talibans are Rebels and Panshjir resistance are Imperial remnants like the ones in The Mandalorian

[@unsavedprogress1419]

@@markorstb this

[@TheCynthiaRice]

Thank you for doing these talks about such a confusing topic. I have been sharing with friends.

[@rogerdines6244]

Very well done indeed-clearly an immense amount of hard work: it is difficult to see how the resistance will succeed, given the international circumstances: while India, I am sure would like to help, it is difficult to see how they could when they would have to fly over hostile territory to get there: China seems likely to give aid, if not actively to support the Taliban; and while Turkmenistan would, as you say, probably want to help, they are, population-wise, small, and, for historical reasons, if nothing else, are likely to come under great pressure from Russia. On the other hand, never underestimate the wiles of Putin and Lavrov, who could well manage to ostensibly support the Taliban while covertly funding, and encouraging, the resistance. Anything more you feel able to do on this would be welcome.

[@antoniojm1873]

@explorubus What blithering madness did I just read?

[@sufjanwaleryszak1765]

@explorubus WTF what dark corner of the internet did you just come from?!?!

[@rogerdines6244]

@A Fels I did say, never underestimate Putin and Lavrov-simply look at what happened in Syria once America declined to fight. I do not disagree with you as far as China is concerned: all I said was, she probably would give aid-if by giving aid on conditions such as that the Taliban do not protect or encourage terrorism, that could be a service to the world: I have no particular love for the Chinese regime, but, if she has a particular contribution to make, it would be stupid, if not suicidal, not to accept it, while at the same time applying gentle pressure to get them to alter their régime for the better; realpolitik says that you have to deal with the world as it is, not as you would want it to be, in the hope that thereby you might get the world to change a little in your direction.

[@aramhalamech4204]

You know what would be funny? After ten years of Soviet and twenty of Amercian occupation Tajikistan just swoops in and stabilizes the country in a year or two. Edit: I love how people don't see this as the joke that it is.

[@someguy8732]

They have enough problems within their boarders and with Kyrgyzstan already

[@aramhalamech4204]

@@someguy8732 I know. It would still be pretty f**ing hilarous though.

[@okl4747]

@@aramhalamech4204 This is real life bud not a video game.

[@aramhalamech4204]

@@okl4747 I know. Doesn't make it illegal to joke about it mate. Have some humor.

[@okl4747]

@@aramhalamech4204 I know, reality works alot different. You can't just invade another country like that. Its gonna make them immediately lose faith and morale. They need to go through problems and problems to even be able to do it.

[@thomasalegredelasoujeole9998]

The Spirit of Ahmad Shah Massoud still lives in them I see. Panjshir stands !

[@peyammohammed4083]

Shoutouts to this guy for his pronunciations, they’re on point.

[@Chad-qk1ig]

dont lie to yourself

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

Hilbert, if you're covering an actual situation and not history, you should provide your sources so we can check them out.

[@historicalminds6812]

Yea if he also wants to do more recent stuff verging on journalism; i think he should make a different channel.

[@testserver2054]

History is occurring right now but yeah I see what you mean but it might be hard to start a second channel

[@visigoth3696]

This is history

[@TimDutch]

Showing sources would not only enhance these 'news' video's but also his history documentaries.

[@historywithhilbert]

Adding them to the description my good man.

[@jorgeh.r9879]

A video on the life and times of Ahmad Shah Massoud would be interesting

[@domenstrmsek5625]

And Abdul Rashid Dostrum both are legendary in times of second Afganistan civil war

[@wahabalrefai4987]

@Soldat Kaiyodo Usa and nato did a sweep of the internet the day they withdrew deleting many things of the internet However you can find it if you type in arabic or ardo because those sources remain untouched

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@Ibrahim Suleman First of all accusing Dostum of things isnt the same as Massoud, he was focusing on one thing, the resistance, if I were him id be ignoring the guy raping others, let the actual government handle them, because I have a fucking war to handle, secondly Massoud did as minimal war crimes as he could as far as we can assume

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@domenstrmsek5625 Dostum the rabid, rapist dog is a war criminal, psychotic mercenary...you foreigners are really something else.

[@michaelheater1969]

Thanks for the unbiased and informative video. I've always enjoyed your other videos and I really like you doing this video as things are happening in Afghanistan. We get so much untrue information from the regular media so it's nice to have an independent source to get some true info into what's going on there. Hope to see more videos like this from you in the future

[@mohamedafghan1440]

There is nothing like resistance or something else just propaganda Which resistance there is no resistance only resistance in the blanket Who are yelling and give slogan of resistance in the social media they are all living out of Afghanistan in the Europ and America One of my closest friend from panjshir he said there is nothing happened in panjshir these all are lie in the FB and social media Those who saying resistance they are living in the foreign countries and having luxury lifestyle and they only want to make our life difficult want to destroy our houses school and market and roads Panjshir people with never support these corrupted people

[@Jonathan-gx3jm]

Really really excellent video, really important to highlight and document what is going on in present time! Thank you! Please continue your work.

[@mountainmamma1643]

I was soooo waiting for a video about these guys up till now I've only been getting snippets.

[@clinton.gannaway]

Brother you have done some awesome work on all these videos and i thank you so much for them!

[@SirCabooseCCCP]

feel bad for teachers in schools, halfway through just an ad for a mobile game, oof

[@ankelaostheweird905]

They can just... Move it forward.

[@SirCabooseCCCP]

@@ankelaostheweird905 most teachers are boomers and don’t know how

[@baldmanforehead7204]

@@SirCabooseCCCP students can tell them

[@SirCabooseCCCP]

@@baldmanforehead7204 who would do that? Seriously 😐

[@supersix-four9509]

@@SirCabooseCCCP spoken like a true airehead

[@Elendrian]

This current day content is really great. Please keep it up.

[@bitmau5]

Amazing update. Subbed for followups. Great content overall, keep up the hard work!

[@martinguerra5152]

The young Lion of Panjshir!

[@zuhairtaimoor7779]

Taliban took Panjshir a few minutes ago

[@flamandzrumem6053]

@@zuhairtaimoor7779 taliban propaganda. they cut panshjir from internet and can said what they want

[@kuroimedia]

@@zuhairtaimoor7779 Talibans never take the panshir valley totally

[@natrone23]

@@zuhairtaimoor7779 fake news

[@indobalkanizer6557]

@@zuhairtaimoor7779 I call bs

[@mentei2860]

No connection to Tajikistan like 25 years ago, the Talibs are stronger than ever before and got full support by Pakistan. The fact that Massoud's son could hold out till now is a miracle for itself. They just had way worse cards compared to 25 years before. At least they tried, big respect.

[@noodlyappendage6729]

Great thank you for the video!! Much wanted!!

[@आपकापिता]

also thank you for making a video on this, this issue is under-discussed in the international community

[@आपकापिता]

@explorubusummm, say peanuts but without the 't'

[@jerrytugable]

Maybe the CIA could secretly arm the rebels. Err..hang on..

[@gruntscrewdriver3261]

Same is done by every side like history teaches us, but we shall just close our eyes to past and keep fucking ourself in the ass while blindfolded. Most likely when they did it they believe it would be the key feature the took over the control of afganistan, but well we can just question what have or might been happened, without the proper documents but that wont happen in our lifetime.

[@nothuman3083]

Black Betty blasting

[@elcidleon6500]

There's a speculation that the CIA transported ISIL-K to Afghanistan, take a grain of salt since there's a few witnesses.

[@basedsavage4793]

@@elcidleon6500 any sources of these rumors and where did you hear this from ?????

[@brandon9172]

Aw shit here we go again

[@ericheseltine9081]

Video was great but can you use a physical map next time because then you can see where the passes, entrances to the valley are.

[@erichoughton4128]

So in depth. Thanks!

[@Buddy10000]

I am from Panjshir province, good research and clear explanation 👍. What happened after they cut of the mobile signals and power over there and what brutal actions they did we know and we will never ever forget that.

[@Random_Panda_eating_cake]

are you out?

[@Khankaka313]

Are ypu from France?😂

[@goldeneagle3088]

Atleast some Afghans had the balls to stay and fight against the Taliban for their family and country.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

The taliban are their family and country. They beat the Americans who were the enemy of Afghans

[@goldeneagle3088]

@@bloodfiredrake7259 What utter tripe are you on about?

[@keeshans5768]

Taliban has already reclaimed panshir lol

[@tiran1690]

@@goldeneagle3088 he means that taliban are essentially Afghans who took back their country from a superpower country, corrupt leaders and western puppets

[@goldeneagle3088]

@@keeshans5768 Well that's wrong atm, panjshir is currently contested between the two sides

[@coyotebongwater1917]

lmao that they had already effectively lost by the time you uploaded this video, Saleh fled to Tajikistan almost immediately, and the Taliban were raising their flag above the Panjshir governor's residence less than three days later

[@wahabalrefai4987]

Yea video was just repeating propaganda

[@4thtime910]

@@wahabalrefai4987 How is this propaganda?

[@jamesfisher9594]

I really appreciate your efforts on the ongoing situation & would like to see more regularly.

[@kamel3d]

You should put the date text in a corner with smaller font it is very annoying keeping it all the time big in the centre on top of the map

[@HoneyBadger80886]

Ty for the visual and chronological display. Good Work! Bravo.

[@toochangz]

Looking like it's over. Panjshir has fallen

[@owenmorgan4649]

This video aged weirdly

[@bruhman8624]

Thank god someone big is covering them I have watching their progress since Kabul fell and I was wondering why no big channels or news was covering them

[@stefanbrown467]

You are more of a journalist that most people that work on these "News" networks. Keep it going!

[@Uhhok3]

Your ability to make videos this informative and well made within days of each other is astounding

[@ArmandD]

I found this video really insightful, my only feedback would be to lower the volume of the music a touch, because at times (particularly during the timeline section of the video) I found it quite overwhelmingly loud and distracting from what you were saying.

[@gangopeter2740]

This aged well, too.

[@capuchinhelper]

Yeah totally overhyped

[@Astartes-6969]

Change can't come from different Countries trying to control Afghanistan. Not from America, Britain, or Russia. Change has to come from within. Hope the Resistance takes back control. Hope the innocent Women & Children and everyone else have a better future.

[@jomo3564]

Lmao The "stronghold" didn't last long time. 😂

[@hunkenbunken7578]

[insert when you fund an inserrection group to fight the insurrection group you funded to meme here]

[@akar3651]

More complicated then that

[@hunkenbunken7578]

@@akar3651 but more funny

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

@@hunkenbunken7578 Fellow Anarchist?

[@jakemocci3953]

That’s exactly what this is, another puppet to destabilize Afghanistan.

[@toomeyeh1]

@@jakemocci3953 did you at least watch the video before speaking in ignorance? Panjshir warlords been a problem for a longtime

[@kaitlynkitty1917]

What I hope is that the Panjshir resistance have learned from the mistakes of the previous Afghan government and do not become reliant on the US or other outside powers, so as not to be seen as corrupt servants of a foreign occupation. If the Taliban are to be ousted, it will be an organic, wholly Afghan movement that does so, and not the US.

[@ieatmice751]

TBH though I do hope the UK at least supports them even if it is under the radar

[@shaunenwright7872]

I get the feeling that most Afghans either dont care or slightly prefer the taliban to the old afghani govt

[@donaldseigel4101]

@@shaunenwright7872 Did you get that from the tens of thousands risking their lives at airports trying to get out?

[@alchemist7525]

@@donaldseigel4101 no, from the 40M Afghan staying in the country and celebrating Afghanistan victory

[@donaldseigel4101]

@@alchemist7525 Last time the Taliban were in power they persecuted Women, Shia's, Uzbeks and Tajiks causing them to rebel. During their rule the last Afgani Hindu's and Jews fled although theyre ancestors had been in the country for thousands of years. Maybe at most 40% of the population supports the Taliban.

[@MsDboyy]

Thank you very much for making this video 💯 it is really important for people to know what the Panjshir Valley is and who the people are from Panjshir 💚💚💚🏳️🏳️🏳️🏴🏴🏴 ⛰⛰🦁🦁🦁 ✊

[@roan2288]

In before China goes full Uigur on Panjshir foe interfering with the belt and road initiative.

[@forlegalreasonsthatwasajok7608]

I think it would be a very interesting situation if Tajikistan 🇹🇯 managed to seize the ethnic Tajik lands in Afghanistan

[@rationalroundhead6739]

Honestly, I think the only way to secure peace in that region is with pieces of Afghanistan. A piece to Tajikistan, a piece to Pakistan, a piece to Uzbekistan and a piece to Turkmenistan, and maybe even a piece to Iran. Afghanistan was a Kingdom, not a nation; without a monarchy, it's a group of tribes who hate each other using ideology and international support to get a leg up on each other. Break the land up, give the people nations where they are an ethnic majority, have those nations rush in to endear themselves to their new territory through rebuilding efforts, and- if not most importantly, then certainly most immediately positive- take the guns thousands of miles away and put them in the hands of professional militaries who aren't prepared to start an international incident over some unsettled disputes between people on the border. I'm not talking about drawing lines in the sand (or mountains, rather), or knocking off a page and a half of which riverbank goes to who & giving them a week to prepare like a modern-day Mountbatten. It ought to be handled carefully, with the people's homes and defensive geography foremost in mind over profit and speed. And Western powers like America & Britain need to be kept as far away as possible from the process, covering the costs & repatriating refugees *at best,* to avoid poisoning the well. Let the nations themselves handle the process and rebuild your trust with diplomacy. Which shouldn't be too hard, seeing as you're dealing with 4 nations who just got significantly larger, a region with significantly less conflict and a rebuilding project that paves over the opportunists in the opioid trade for a fraction of the cost of a decade of war and with the result of another developed region for the international economy. It's a win-win-win, for the people of Afghanistan, the region itself AND the west. Hell, it's a win for the world, since that's one less crack for extremism to seep through. I understand that foreign powers cutting up people's land for alterior motives looks bad after the last century, but it's literally the opposite of Sykes-Picot & the scramble for Africa. We're not taking one people and cutting them into 2 nations- We're taking 4 nations and not forcing them to share 1 government anymore. Russia and China can say what they like in propaganda, until the results speak for themselves, & they're embarrassed into silence.

[@richiestyles5143]

@@rationalroundhead6739 A) By definition, a kingdom has a monarch. The devastation in Afghanistan is the direct result of US creating meddling in Afghan affairs. The US created the Taliban to stop the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which was already a socialist country. The only reason why this chaos even exists is because the US funded extremists, then lost control of them. I hate when Americans criticize Middle Easterners as "killing each other over ideology" when it's the groups that America created that are doing that, not Afghans. America created the problem, but now is going to victim blame to make it look like an entire country falling under the control of extremists isn't entirely their fault. Even aside from creating the Taliban, they completely screwed over the Afghan government by not including them in Peace talks which ensured that the Taliban could pretend to be peaceful by not attacking American personnel while still continuing their war against the Afghan government and constantly killing Afghan troops.

[@rationalroundhead6739]

@@richiestyles5143 A) Exactly. "The Kingdom of Afghanistan was a constitutional monarchy in Southern and Central Asia established in 1926 as a successor state to the Emirate of Afghanistan. It was proclaimed by its first king, Amanullah Khan, seven years after his accession to the throne. The monarchy ended in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état." Afghanistan used to be a monarchy. You might contend that an Emir is different from a western monarch, but the principle is the same; and from 1926, even that technicality doesn't matter. Afghanistan was the territory of a hereditary, centralised figure. Not a nation state. And nobody even claims that it *is* a nation state- nobody is contesting the fact that there are 33 ethnic groups, divided into a staggering number of cultural affiliations, that call one state home because historically it was the territory of a monarch. And the loyalty of cultural leaders to that monarch was overthrown with them. B). I'm not American. C).I completely agree that the state of Afghanistan today is the result of foreign interference; I know my initial comment was long, but you'll notice that I said the same thing. It just wasn't the focus of my argument, because the justification foreign powers gave to their interference ties directly into the problem that I was describing. The Soviets interfered because 1. Amin wasn't exactly a leader with their best interests in mind, which they couldn't allow in such a crucial geo-political region, and 2. He proved to be deeply unpopular in rural areas after his attempt at land and cultural reforms, which led many ethnic groups to feel their way of life was under attack. Which it was, when backed by the Soviet military. The Americans capitalised (pun intended) on this division by funding the Mujahideen, who, unsurprisingly, came from one particular ethnic group, and began using their stronger position to persecute the others. Which led to the northern Alliance, which America then switched to supporting, creating further tensions, which led to the situation Afghanistan is in today. And in both conflicts, Tribal conflict is a major contributor to their failure. You have a village next door who've been fighting you for the same piece of land for centuries, who practise a branch of Islam you consider to be heretical and hoard resources that could've saved more than a few lives in your own family. Then an international superpower shows up, with a shiny modern army and little to no understanding of the situation on the ground other then what their allies tell them, asking if you're their ally & whether or not you happen to know of any ideological dissidents nearby. It doesn't take a genius to figure out how you kill 2 birds with 1 stone in that situation, and it doesn't take a historian to tell you how that might snowball when that village becomes the ideological radical backed by the foreign military seeking to stamp out the extremists *you* were cosying up to tomorrow. None of this is even controversial, it's just *what happened.* D). Understanding that it wouldn't have gotten so out of hand if America and Russia had never gotten involved in the first place, doesn't detract from the fact that it's the reality on the ground and their interference has blown it out of proportion. You're not going to convince the Taliban that those people who were supporting the Americans, who don't even speak the same language as them, who they were actively persecuting not 2 decades ago, are now their friends and comrades and they have to come to a compromise because the integrity of their state demands it. How would you even enforce that, MORE foreign interference?! For the sake of preserving a country that will actively fight against it's own preservation if it means fighting against you and your allies? E). I literally never claimed it was an ideological conflict, in fact that's the opposite of my argument. The ideology may be an inflammatory justification for the troubles of Afghanistan, and it definitely led America and Russia to back a poor horse and fan the fire, but the underlying conflict in Afghanistan today is cultural. And when nearly all of the major ethnic groups have existing nations states for that ethnic group, undergoing cultural renaissances, right on their border, it just doesn't make sense to expect one state, held together by a monarchy that no longer exists, switchnig between foreign-funded, ideologically justified race wars, just forget nigh-on 50 years of bad blood and millennia of cultural difference that reinforces it in the minds of the people one day because they all came to a compromise without foreign interference. Never say never, but it's infinitely more likely that 4 sovereign, relatively peaceful states are going to agree to disagree and get on with living their lives. In short, your insistence of the integrity of the state of Afghanistan is dumb. It's based on false assumptions, only realisable through methods that directly led to these problems in the first place and ignores the reality on the ground to preserve a narrative that requires the aid of the party you're acknowledging as the problem. You obviously don't understand my argument if you think it's victim blaming, and the points you bring up to try and prove me wrong back what I'm saying, in a way that's simplified and full of errors. The people of Afghanistan deserve peace. ALL of the people of Afghanistan deserve peace. The only way to ensure that they all get it, is if Afghanistan itself dissolves & they are given separate governments that are ran by and for their own interests. Since these governments already exist, it highlights the absurdity of pitting them against each other until there isn't anybody left with the will to fight back. The last guy who thought that was a solution blew his brains out in a bunker in Berlin. I hope you find an alternative route to reason.

[@marrickvillian]

Thanks for the work you put in to researching and producing this.

[@ALV694]

And....................it's Gone (the valley has fallen)

[@TheVideoNorm]

Appreciate your efforts to keep folks informed. Kudos!

[@GarfieldRex]

Western powers supporting the Panjshir with special forces and else, can lead to a heavier Chinese influence and aid, even Russian.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Take a shot every time Hilbert says Panjshir. You'll be dead by the end.

[@w.callens1629]

Ricochet?

[@Crafty_Spirit]

Yes, please - keep us updated about the situation there. I read newspapers myself but not as dedicated and thorough as you.

[@najmussakib8913]

Panjshir has fallen

[@Crafty_Spirit]

@@najmussakib8913 ... according to the Taliban, but yeah unfortunately it may be true :-/

[@afghanistanunlimited1346]

What people do not knoe about Panjsheer: - they did not fight the US even whem US killed and massacred thousands of Afghan civilians - they have had a very good relationship with France, the country that hates Islam and Muslims - they have sold lots of Afghani Emeralds to Europe (specially France) - they are known for "dancing boys" pedophelia with young captive boys - they are known for drugs (using, dealing etc)

[@alizaib8326]

Victory in Panjshir valley. Afghanistan liberated ❤️

[@Schinak]

Liberated my ass. You just swapped one collar for another. If you think the Taliban won't drag you into another war as their pawn you are tragically naive

[@chh2010]

Oh piss of tell me one good thing talibaan has done for that country other then revert it back to the dark ages,no music,no movies ,No religious freedom,women are kicked out of their jobs and education and forced to marry some old incel and have thier rights taken away some were killed for not wearing Islam mandated clothe,why did they have to do those things because they are haram? or some stupid shit like that I sure religions can be is so stupid

[@ar.9382]

​@@chh2010 So Taliban destroyed hedonistic degeneracy imported from the west. Amazing, I hope my country gets liberated the same way Afghanistan did. Greeting from Ukraine.

[@chh2010]

@@ar.9382 mate You didn't answered my question,and also your country is a trainwreck because of your corrupted government and the Soviets I am not saying The western countries are any sinless but the are way prosperous and developed , Scandinavian countries are the perfect example of democracy and are heaven on earth, countries like UK and France are also example of ideal countries and are better then both our countries in every singular way

[@chh2010]

@@ben-ben2366 I am atheist and no I am not a nationalist either its just that I absolutely hate everything talibaan stands for but no I don't hate the religion of islam as a whole

[@arma5166]

as Panjshir literally mean 5 lions, the nickname of that guy would be the lion of five lions

[@emo81309]

if the taliban loses this civil war that would big the biggest YETT of 2021

[@moilevin7088]

What's a YETT?

[@cam4636]

@@moilevin7088 And how do you "big" it?

[@moilevin7088]

@@cam4636 I'm Sorry, I still don't get it.

[@randomman8097]

@@moilevin7088 umm you throw it and get rid of it

[@moilevin7088]

@@randomman8097 I think I understand.

[@Twocat5side]

You are a more trusted news site then actual news channels keep it up

[@seanhastings4432]

It's impossible to say for certain right now which side will win. On the one hand, the Taliban are now stronger than ever. On the other hand, the terrain in Panjshir is remarkably conducive to a local insurgency fending off invading armies. This trend can be observed as far back in history as Alexander the Great marching his armies through Afghanistan. What we do know is that Ahmad Massoud's father (arguably the best mujahideen commander of the Soviet-Afghan War) fended off multiple large-scale assaults by a Cold War superpower for more than half a decade in the Panjshir in the 1980s. The Soviets resorted to rendering the Panjshir uninhabitable, that's how desperate they were dislodge Massoud Sr. But Massoud had spies who gave him advanced warning of the upcoming "Ferocious Campaign," which gave him enough time to evacuate the Panjshir's population. The Taliban are militarily stronger than the Panjshir Resistance. That's undeniable. But the Panjshir, similar to the Korengal, is one of those places in Afghanistan that's just miserable for an invading army to attack, no matter what the disparity may between opposing forces. The original Taliban never took control of those places, they decided it wasn't in their best interests to waste lives and resources trying to take them. The smartest move for the Taliban right now will be to seal off the Panjshir Valley and starve out the resistance. But this might not even work, though, given the Panjshir's long history of sustaining itself in these sort of situations. A direct assault by the Taliban is a toss-up between both sides, a slaughterous slug-fest between invaders and defenders. The advantages possessed by people defending the Panjshir may be enough to swing the battle in their favor, but it might not. Either way, it will be an extremely tough fight for both sides. But in such situations, the defenders are almost always more motivated than the invaders because the defenders have nowhere to run once they lose. Death ground, as Sun Tzu called it, makes people fight three times as hard as they normally would. The smartest move for the Panjshir Resistance would be to fortify the territory they currently posses (they've probably already done this), plan ambushes and counterattacks against Taliban incursions into their territory, engage in the type of hit-and-run assaults that Massoud famously inflicted against the Soviets in 1980s, and make the Taliban pay too high a price for every little bit of territory they manage to take. They could also learn from Massoud's example and start engaging in covert operations in Taliban territory to sabotage the Taliban's war effort. Lastly, it would behoove them to find some way to smuggle supplies into the Panjshir. This will be very difficult and may require international assistance (i.e. backroom deals with intelligence agencies). The dumbest move the Panjshir Resistance could make would be to go on the offensive and attempt to take territory outside of the Panjshir back from the Taliban (unless the intention is to establish a supply line, but even still this would probably be very unwise). A Panjshir Resistence-led attempt to take Afghanistan back from the Taliban right now would be nothing less than suicidal. If the Panjshir can hold out for two or three years, this might change. If the Taliban irritate local populations enough that uprisings bein to take place across Afghanistan, this could open the door to the resistence ousting the Taliban. But we're still a long, long, long way from there. Hell, two or three years is being optimistic. It could take a decade or longer. So it goes, in Afghanistan. UPDATE: Keep in mind that this is early September. If the Panjshir Resistance can hold out until October or so, then winter weather conditions will make it EVEN MORE difficult for the Taliban to take the valley.

[@kurtgeraldtomada4451]

Let's just hope that the dudes in Pansjhir Valley hold out

[@obelisk5771]

Panjshir has fallen :/

[@zubairghamai2655]

They lost…..

[@immad9706]

And Talibans took that last citedel that even Russians failed to captured in their 10 years presence in Afghanistan

[@everynametaken]

*for now.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

@@everynametaken Until a group rises up and the clusterfuck just starts once again.

[@everynametaken]

@@MichaelDavis-mk4me The NRF still exist and have decent support. I feel like they will end up becoming an insurgency of their own.

[@robbieshaw1909]

Definitely interested in a follow-up video on the Resistance!

[@michaelmcclaryjr3752]

This is what happens when a wimpy president is in charge of are country because of the president's stupidity another country ended up in the hands of a fanatical take over. Didn't we learn for history first south east Asia and then Iran and then Nicaragua and then Somalia all of these things happen because of bruracts and people who should not be president and then you wander why they call America ugly

[@mj3026]

Rip to the lion of panshir & I hope & pray his son will be ok I remember when his dad passed away & my brothers were crying & I didn’t really understand why until years later , thank you HWH for keeping us updated, let’s hope & pray that the taliban has changed but I doubt it

[@74thartillery__]

the lion is dead since 2001 and his son is living in canada

[@macgonzo]

Please keep making these videos! Your research is excellent, and you're providing unbiased accounts of what is going on (even though some of your sources are biased). 10/10

[@ReaperCH90]

Very interesting, thank you for the great video.

[@jkr9594]

25:57 you have a visual glitch there. idk how open you are about privacy, but its possible to see your name aswell.

[@ieatmice751]

You can’t see his name really, the movement in the frame makes it difficult to see

[@jkr9594]

@@ieatmice751 what? what movement? its one single frame where the presentation goes out and you can read it on the powerpoint, so there is litterally 0 movement there.

[@thedonedon1166]

Update: they lost

[@thebased-capitalist9552]

No they didn’t kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZqQnWR_lJV6mK8

[@Sultan-cf5wf]

This aged like milk

[@jadendrysdale8864]

How

[@psychobear1290]

Thanks for the heads up mate! Your reporting puts the BBC to shame!

[@bradleyharrison3946]

Really interesting! Please carry on with the Afghanistan updates

[@sa4555]

And its gone.

[@dIRECTOR259]

...aaaaand it's gone. They took Panjshir. For real. It's been confirmed.

[@manaki666]

Sad news

[@christopherwang4392]

Even with the Taliban currently occupying Panjshir Province (for now), the National Resistance Front (NRF) is still hiding out in the mountains overlooking the valley. What follows will be a "guerrilla warfare" phase where the NRF will bide their time and conduct ambushes and raids on the Taliban garrisons and patrols occupying Panjshir Valley. At the same time, the Taliban will have to remain on guard against ISIS-K which is still capable of conducting terrorist attacks that will challenge and undermine the Taliban's authority throughout Afghanistan.

[@BIGFAN021]

@Addy D’baddy some idiots still are alive

[@stepanotrisal1512]

"Hey, West, can you help us?" "Not now, we are busy abandoning you."

[@captainalex157]

well the west tried to help them for 20 years, turns out its not possible. Afghanistan has to evolve on its own.

[@barbaroslar2235]

help bombing them, just like how american and soviet doing for 20 years?

[@bringdislikesback8078]

@@barbaroslar2235 bomb me harder daddy owo How the us thinks they react

[@bringdislikesback8078]

@@barbaroslar2235 taste the milk hold on Why is it so sticky

[@peterhanusiak]

This is better than Sky News and Al Jazeera together :-) Please do an update of what is happening in the Panjshir valley.

[@dreddwulf26]

Thanks for the detailed info and honesty of its accuracy

[@joeclark1893]

Long live the resistance! 🇦🇫

[@orrorsaness5942]

Long Live The New Order Of Afghanistan against VongSIS-K (JK don’t take this comment seriously pls)

[@gael7147]

EZLN pfp, lol... go on home gringo

[@orrorsaness5942]

@@gael7147 Who are you talking to?

[@gael7147]

@@orrorsaness5942 the guy who wrote the comment

[@orrorsaness5942]

@@gael7147 But which comment are you talking about?

[@zemlidrakona2915]

The Taliban moved too fast for the US. Apparently they move too fast for KZbin too.

[@umarc2634]

Underrated comment

[@michaelwale9933]

Current events with Hilbert I should cancel my TV licence and send you the £13 p/m

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thank you Hilbert. Be so kind as to do an update. Support the N.R.F.

[@mankytoes]

These videos are great for really trying to understand Afghanistan, and not just focusing on Western countries and our soldiers.

[@air5096]

Well that didn't last long

[@umarc2634]

Well this didn't age well they captured the whole valley 3 days after this video was uploaded 😂😂😂😂😂

[@yurichtube1162]

And taliban declared China their closest ally. Seems like the uyghurs will be left alone.

[@umarc2634]

@@yurichtube1162 you gotta be realistic how do you expect them to take on the world they have a government to run it's just a start they need all the help they can get

[@saketmundhada2197]

Can you PLEASE add some terrain. I mean war is all about geography right? Among other things.

[@braveheart4603]

just discovered your channel mate, excellent work, an instant sub followed by bingeing on your previous content for me. 👍

[@facelessman9224]

Please keep us posted with updates on this situation. I would really appreciate it.

[@isthisshabab4561]

It is sad that the resistance consist of many former Afghan govt officials and military officers who were corrupt before Taliban takeover. They were the sole reason why the Afghan army lost.

[@Dave102693]

That’s the ironic part

[@magnuscoles5010]

not really, the corrupt ones run away with all the money they hoarded, why would a corrupt official with lots of money risk dying in a losing war? think about it, these are the only actually good politicians we have

[@isthisshabab4561]

@@magnuscoles5010 Ahmad Masood has reportedly fled to Turkey and Amrulla to Tajikistan

[@magnuscoles5010]

@@isthisshabab4561 that's rumor, he released a voice message just last night, he didn't state where he is, but there is a high chance he is still in the country

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@magnuscoles5010 he fled at the beginning already. He was the one who kept on threatening Taliban with war and attacks but is not playing the victim...we Afghans know these corrupt ppl whom you foreigners like supporting...that's why majority of Afghans support Taliban and IEA government now. NRF supporters are outside Afghanistan, there are very miniscule amount in Afghanistan. We hate the NRF.