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Abigail O'Leary

Resistance forces train in Afghan mountains as they vow to fight the Taliban

Resistance forces have been training in Afghan mountains as they vow to fight the Taliban.

Fighters who have refused to surrender to the new rulers have been seen wading through water with logs of wood over their back and armed with rifles

Others trained with their rifles as they prepared for the possible arrival of Taliban forces.

It comes after a mob of armed Taliban soldiers appeared to surround a news anchor during a live segment on national Afghanistan television.

The chilling scene which has been shared on social media appears to show a TV host flanked by a gang of gun-wielding militants addressing an audience.

Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take part in a military training in Panjshir province (AFP via Getty Images)

The clip appears to be from the Afghan TV network Peace Studio’s Pardaz political debate program.

As the armed group watch on menacingly the TV anchor reads out a Taliban statement, which reportedly calls on the Afghan people to 'not be afraid.'

One commentator called the unsettling recording 'surreal' and said it was synonymous with the fear many people have of the brutal regime.

Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces wade through water in training (AFP via Getty Images)

Between 1996 and 2001 all media was banned under Taliban rule in the country, except for Voice of Sharia, which broadcast propaganda and religious programmes.

In a statement to Reporters Without Borders earlier this month Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the regime would respect press freedom.

Today marks the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan - despite a number of world leaders urging Joe Biden to extend their stay in order to continue evacuations.

According to the country's former interior minister, the Taliban are killing innocent children as they brutally snatch power.

Today marks the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan - despite a number of world leaders urging Joe Biden to extend their stay in order to continue evacuations (AFP via Getty Images)

Masoud Andarabi, who was let go from his role in March, posted shocking and sickening pictures on Twitter on people, including children, who had reportedly been killed by the Taliban.

Andarabi claimed the Taliban "are trying to rule over people by terrorising, killing young children and elderly citizens" and added that the Taliban "cannot govern the nation" using terror methods.

Resistance military training in Panjshir province (AFP via Getty Images)

The Taliban took control of Kabul last week after rampaging across the country.

Troops are now embarking on a rescue mission to save thousands of people, however, the Taliban says all NATO troops must withdraw by today's deadline.

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