Fighters for the anti-Taliban forces rest during a patrol in the Anaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province. Taliban men and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in the valley on September 2. AFP
Fighters for the anti-Taliban forces rest during a patrol in the Anaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province. Taliban men and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in the valley on September 2. AFP
An anti-Taliban fighter takes a postion on a hilltop. Several thousand fighters are reported to be holding out against the Taliban in the region. AFP
An anti-Taliban fighter takes a postion on a hilltop. Several thousand fighters are reported to be holding out against the Taliban in the region. AFP
The Panjshir Valley stretches about 120 kilometres. AFP
The Panjshir Valley stretches about 120 kilometres. AFP
Resistance forces said on September 2 they had full control of all passes and entrances and had driven back Taliban efforts to take Shotul district at the entrance to the valley. AFP
Resistance forces said on September 2 they had full control of all passes and entrances and had driven back Taliban efforts to take Shotul district at the entrance to the valley. AFP
The valley is steep and its rocky terrain makes attacks from outside difficult. AFP
The valley is steep and its rocky terrain makes attacks from outside difficult. AFP
There is only one narrow road that winds in to the Panjshir Valley. AFP
There is only one narrow road that winds in to the Panjshir Valley. AFP
Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in Kabul. AFP
Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in Kabul. AFP
Unidentified people are surrounded by Taliban flags at an unidentified location, in this handout photo uploaded to social media. Reuters
Unidentified people are surrounded by Taliban flags at an unidentified location, in this handout photo uploaded to social media. Reuters
Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Afghan youth play football at a reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. Italy is hosting almost 5,000 Afghan refugees who were flown from Kabul after the Taliban claimed control of the capital. EPA
Afghan youth play football at a reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. Italy is hosting almost 5,000 Afghan refugees who were flown from Kabul after the Taliban claimed control of the capital. EPA
The reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. EPA
The reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. EPA
Taliban soldiers on duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Taliban soldiers on duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Members of the Afghanistan national girls youth football team and their families in Kabul. International efforts to rescue them and football federation staff suffered a crushing setback last week after a suicide bomb detonated near Kabul airport. AP
Members of the Afghanistan national girls youth football team and their families in Kabul. International efforts to rescue them and football federation staff suffered a crushing setback last week after a suicide bomb detonated near Kabul airport. AP
An Afghan child looks from inside a van in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
An Afghan child looks from inside a van in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
A child flown from Kabul pushes a wheelchair with a woman at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia. AP
A child flown from Kabul pushes a wheelchair with a woman at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia. AP
A girl from Afghanistan waits with others to fly to the US or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
A girl from Afghanistan waits with others to fly to the US or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Children from Afghanistan wait to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Children from Afghanistan wait to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Anti-Taliban forces take positions in Darband, Anaba district, Panjshir province. AFP
Anti-Taliban forces take positions in Darband, Anaba district, Panjshir province. AFP
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces rest on a hilltop in Darband. AFP
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces rest on a hilltop in Darband. AFP
A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above supporters gathered to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar. AFP
A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above supporters gathered to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar. AFP
Taliban supporters gather in Kandahar to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban supporters gather in Kandahar to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban fighters on Humvee vehicles parade along a road in Kandahar to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban fighters on Humvee vehicles parade along a road in Kandahar to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan. AFP
Families who arrived from Afghanistan are seen at their makeshift tents as they take refuge near a railway station in Chaman, Pakistan. Reuters
Families who arrived from Afghanistan are seen at their makeshift tents as they take refuge near a railway station in Chaman, Pakistan. Reuters
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Traffic police escort Taliban forces as they rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Traffic police escort Taliban forces as they rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A woman from Afghanistan waits with other evacuees to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP Photo
A woman from Afghanistan waits with other evacuees to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP Photo
Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the Taliban's governor for Kandahar province, talks to supporters during a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the Taliban's governor for Kandahar province, talks to supporters during a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Supporters of the Taliban gather to listen to Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the governor for Kandahar province, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Supporters of the Taliban gather to listen to Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the governor for Kandahar province, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people line up to withdraw money from banks as limits on withdrawals were set at only 200 US dollars per week, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people line up to withdraw money from banks as limits on withdrawals were set at only 200 US dollars per week, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
Female nurses takes care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul. AFP
Female nurses takes care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul. AFP
Loved ones and guests attend a vigil at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for Sgt Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a US Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. AP Photo
Loved ones and guests attend a vigil at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for Sgt Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a US Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. AP Photo
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. Reuters
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. Reuters
An Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country, AFP
An Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country, AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters, right, and a journalist get up after they fell down from a vehicle at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters, right, and a journalist get up after they fell down from a vehicle at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters take a position at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters take a position at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A Taliban fighter sits inside the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A Taliban fighter sits inside the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, centre, addresses a media conference at the airport in Kabul. AFP
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, centre, addresses a media conference at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A US drone flies over the airport in Kabul. AFP
A US drone flies over the airport in Kabul. AFP
A view of the aerial firing by the Taliban as US withdrew its last soldiers from Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
A view of the aerial firing by the Taliban as US withdrew its last soldiers from Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
US Army Major Gen Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
US Army Major Gen Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters

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Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in Panjshir fighting

Several thousand fighters and former soldiers still holding out in steep valley north-east of Kabul

Reuters

September 02, 2021

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Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in the last province resisting Taliban rule.

After the fall of Kabul on August 15, several thousand fighters from local militias and the remnants of army and special forces units have massed in Panjshir.

Under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of a former Mujahideen commander, they have been holding out in the province, a steep valley that makes attacks from outside difficult.

New personnel in the Afghan security forces take part in military training in Bandejoy, Panjshir province, only days after the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan. AFP
New personnel in the Afghan security forces take part in military training in Bandejoy, Panjshir province, only days after the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan. AFP
The presence of Afghanistan’s armed forces in Panjshir is seen as vital because the province is one of the few areas of the country not under Taliban control. AFP
The presence of Afghanistan’s armed forces in Panjshir is seen as vital because the province is one of the few areas of the country not under Taliban control. AFP
The tricky terrain of Panjshir valley is familiar territory to Ahmad Massoud, the son of veteran militia leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who fought to resist the Taliban after Soviet forces left Afghanistan in 1989. AFP
The tricky terrain of Panjshir valley is familiar territory to Ahmad Massoud, the son of veteran militia leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who fought to resist the Taliban after Soviet forces left Afghanistan in 1989. AFP
Mr Massoud has formed the National Resistance Front, which has been in talks with Taliban leaders over the possibility of forming a coalition government, but any agreement appears unlikely. AFP
Mr Massoud has formed the National Resistance Front, which has been in talks with Taliban leaders over the possibility of forming a coalition government, but any agreement appears unlikely. AFP
A strong military force has gathered in the Panjshir valley in preparation for a long battle with the Taliban, whose fighters are also assembling in the stronghold of resistance. AFP
A strong military force has gathered in the Panjshir valley in preparation for a long battle with the Taliban, whose fighters are also assembling in the stronghold of resistance. AFP
Mr Massoud’s father was popularly known as the Lion of Panjshir after leading a dogged resistance against the Soviets in the 1980s and then the Taliban during the Afghan civil war. AFP
Mr Massoud’s father was popularly known as the Lion of Panjshir after leading a dogged resistance against the Soviets in the 1980s and then the Taliban during the Afghan civil war. AFP
Panjshir never fell to the Taliban in the civil war and the resistance front is determined that that will also be the case now. AFP
Panjshir never fell to the Taliban in the civil war and the resistance front is determined that that will also be the case now. AFP
Rigorous fitness training is required in the rugged terrain. AFP
Rigorous fitness training is required in the rugged terrain. AFP
Mr Massoud said Afghans must back all ‘local militias’ across the country to resist the Taliban. AFP
Mr Massoud said Afghans must back all ‘local militias’ across the country to resist the Taliban. AFP
Mr Massoud said ‘the people … are going to fight to the very last breath’. AFP
Mr Massoud said ‘the people … are going to fight to the very last breath’. AFP

Efforts to negotiate a settlement appear to have broken down, with each side blaming the other for the failure of talks as the Taliban prepared to announce a government.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the group's fighters had entered Panjshir and taken control of some territory.

"We started operations after negotiation with the local armed group failed," he said. "They suffered heavy losses."

However, a spokesman for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, a group of rebels, said it had full control of all passes and entrances and had driven back efforts to take Shotul district at the entrance to the valley.

"The enemy made multiple attempts to enter Shotul from Jabul-Saraj and failed each time," he said, referring to a town in the neighbouring Parwan province.

The spokesman said NRFA forces had killed large numbers of Taliban fighters on two fronts since clashes broke out earlier in the week.

"It has been proven to the other side that they cannot resolve this issue through war," the spokesman said in reference to the Taliban's losses.

Both sides provided varying figures for the other's casualties, without offering evidence. It was not possible to verify the numbers of fighters on either side killed.

The Taliban says the Panjshir valley is surrounded on all four sides and a rebel victory is impossible. The rebels say they will refuse to surrender.

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  • JOKER - Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
  • LITTLE WOMEN - Greta Gerwig
  • THE TWO POPES - Anthony McCarten

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • BOOKSMART - Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
  • KNIVES OUT - Rian Johnson
  • MARRIAGE STORY - Noah Baumbach
  • ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD - Quentin Tarantino
  • PARASITE - Han Jin Won, Bong Joon ho

DOCUMENTARY

  • AMERICAN FACTORY - Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
  • APOLLO 11 - Todd Douglas Miller
  • DIEGO MARADONA - Asif Kapadia
  • FOR SAMA - Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
  • THE GREAT HACK - Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaime

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

  • BAIT - Mark Jenkin (Writer/Director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Producers)
  • FOR SAMA - Waad al-Kateab (Director/Producer), Edward Watts (Director)
  • MAIDEN - Alex Holmes (Director)
  • ONLY YOU - Harry Wootliff (Writer/Director)
  • RETABLO - Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (Writer/Director)

ANIMATED FILM

  • FROZEN 2 - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho
  • KLAUS - Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh
  • A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON - Will Becher, Richard Phelan, Paul Kewley
  • TOY STORY 4 - Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen

CASTING

  • JOKER - Shayna Markowitz
  • MARRIAGE STORY - Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
  • ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD - Victoria Thomas
  • THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD - Sarah Crowe
  • THE TWO POPES - Nina Gold

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

  • AWKWAFINA
  • JACK LOWDEN
  • KAITLYN DEVER
  • KELVIN HARRISON JR.
  • MICHEAL WARD

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • 1917 - Roger Deakins
  • THE IRISHMAN - Rodrigo Prieto
  • JOKER - Lawrence Sher
  • LE MANS ’66 - Phedon Papamichael
  • THE LIGHTHOUSE - Jarin Blaschke

EDITING

  • THE IRISHMAN - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • JOJO RABBIT - Tom Eagles
  • JOKER - Jeff Groth
  • LE MANS ’66 - Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker
  • ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD - Fred Raskin

COSTUME DESIGN

  • THE IRISHMAN - Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell
  • JOJO RABBIT - Mayes C. Rubeo
  • JUDY - Jany Temime
  • LITTLE WOMEN - Jacqueline Durran
  • ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD - Arianne Phillips

PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • 1917 - Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
  • THE IRISHMAN - Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
  • JOJO RABBIT - Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková
  • JOKER - Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
  • ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD - Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh

SOUND

  • 1917 - Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson
  • JOKER - Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
  • LE MANS ’66 - David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
  • ROCKETMAN - Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan
  • STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood

ORIGINAL SCORE

  • 1917 - Thomas Newman
  • JOJO RABBIT - Michael Giacchino
  • JOKER - Hildur Guđnadóttir
  • LITTLE WOMEN - Alexandre Desplat
  • STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - John Williams

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

  • 1917 - Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy
  • AVENGERS: ENDGAME - Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick
  • THE IRISHMAN - Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
  • THE LION KING - Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
  • STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy

MAKE UP & HAIR

  • 1917 - Naomi Donne
  • BOMBSHELL - Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan
  • JOKER - Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann
  • JUDY - Jeremy Woodhead
  • ROCKETMAN - Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

BRITISH SHORT FILM

  • AZAAR - Myriam Raja, Nathanael Baring
  • GOLDFISH - Hector Dockrill, Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Laura Dockrill
  • KAMALI - Sasha Rainbow, Rosalind Croad
  • LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL) - Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva
  • THE TRAP - Lena Headey, Anthony Fitzgerald

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

  • GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC - Maryam Mohajer
  • IN HER BOOTS - Kathrin Steinbacher
  • THE MAGIC BOAT  - Naaman Azh
World Cup League Two

Results

Oman beat Nepal by 18 runs

Oman beat United States by six wickets

Nepal beat United States by 35 runs

Oman beat Nepal by eight wickets

 

Fixtures

Tuesday, Oman v United States

Wednesday, Nepal v United States

 

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Uefa Champions League last 16, second leg
Liverpool (0) v Atletico Madrid (1)
Venue: Anfield
Kick-off: Thursday, March 12, midnight
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COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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