{"id":719,"date":"2021-09-07T13:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghanistan.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=719"},"modified":"2022-06-01T13:28:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:28:04","slug":"20-yr-old-photo-shared-as-talib-prisoners-in-panjshir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afghanistan.factcrescendo.com\/english\/20-yr-old-photo-shared-as-talib-prisoners-in-panjshir\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Image being shared as 1000s of Taliban\/ Terrorists captured in Panjshir is 20 Years Old…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Panjshir, the last bastion holding up against Taliban and the region is witnessing an intense war between Taliban and the Northern Alliance forces. While Taliban has made advances into the territory and have claimed control over the entire region, there are claims that thousands of Talibs have been arrested by the Northern Alliance members. However, these claims are unverified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst this Chaos, a Picture showing Captives is being circulated on Social media claiming 1000s of Taliban or Terrorists being held captive in Panjshir province of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tweet claims that 1000s of Terrorists were captured in Panjshir in the last couple of days and a large number of these are from Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Post- Twitter <\/a>| Archived link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are similar tweets sharing the same image with the same narrative. One of such tweet with this image states: ‘ Taliban prisoners in Panjshir Province\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Post- Twitter<\/a> | Archived link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, many people had expressed doubts regarding the image and some even pointing out that it is much older. We decided to verify the claims regarding the image. Here is a detailed explanation of our methodology and findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Google Reverse image search, we found that the Image is old and has no relevance with the ongoing conflict in Panjshir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image being Shared on Social Media is from the Battle of Qala I Jangi (The war Fortress in Dari), a PoW (prisoners of war) uprising that took place in Mazar I Sharif province of Northern Afghanistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USA invaded Afghanistan in 2001 following the 9\/11 Terrorist attack. The following image is from Sheberghan Prison in Northern Afghanistan where hundreds of surrendered captives were held by Northern Alliance for an Interrogation of Al – Qaeda suspects by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of USA.  The prisoners violently revolted and the fight escalated into one of the bloodiest conflicts of American war on terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To read the article: Ostinebula<\/a> | Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read more about the battle you can click on the following link: The Atlantic<\/a> | Archived Image<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday in a press conference<\/a>, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid had declared victory over the resistance forces in Panjshir and claimed that they have taken complete control of the province. He also added that the leaders of the resistance, Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh have fled the country. Visuals of Talibs hoisting their flag in the Governor\u2019s residence in Panjshir and taking control of helicopters supposedly belonging to the Northern Alliance had gone viral on social media yesterday. Here is a tweet by Asvaka news sharing the visuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Panjshir<\/a>
In this Footage you can see the presence of the #Taliban<\/a> in the Governor house & different areas of the province. pic.twitter.com\/QqRenzixlp<\/a><\/p>— A\u015bvaka – \u0622\u0633\u0648\u0627\u06a9\u0627 News Agency (@AsvakaNews) September 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>