Never Shoot Upwards: 17 Killed In Taliban's Celebritory Gunfire After Victory

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17 Killed in Taliban's Celebratory Gunfire in Kabul After 'Panjshir Take-Over'

September 4, 2021



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The Taliban... unleashed a barrage of aerial gunfire in and around Kabul on Friday after the group reportedly gained ground in Panjshir province, the last region in Afghanistan that still remains under the control of anti-Taliban militants. At least 17 people were killed and 41 injured, including children... The Taliban fired the celebratory gunfire as news broke that the resistance in Panjshir was defeated. "We are in control of entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command," news agency Reuters quoted one Taliban leader as saying...

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A video posted on social media appears to show the Taliban's celebratory gunfire. A rain of bullets is seen covering the sky as rapid-fire is heard in the distance. In another video, it looks like people are seen taking wounded relatives to the hospital. The "celebratory gunfire" drew a rebuke from Taliban chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. "Avoid shooting in the air," Mujahid said in a message on Twitter... Following the deadly barrage of bullets, a Taliban leader instructed all provincial governors and police chiefs to strictly control and avoid aerial firing, Ahmadullah Muttaqi, chief of the multimedia branch of Taliban's cultural commission, said in a statement, "You're instructed to strictly avoid aerial firing. From this time on, there should be no aerial firing under any circumstances...

17 Killed in Taliban's Celebratory Gunfire in Kabul After 'Panjshir Take-Over'
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