KABUL, 19 September 2021, (TON): After nearly 20 days, the roads leading into Panjshir province have been reopened and telecom services have been restored, officials of the caretaker cabinet and residents of the province confirmed.

Local residents said that electricity has yet to be reconnected in the province.

Mohammad Wasi Almas, a local journalist, said “the telecom networks have been working since yesterday.

The serious challenge is the electricity cutoff, which has not been solved,” Some Panjshir residents said “90 percent” of locals left their homes and fled to the mountains following the clashes between the Taliban and the Resistance Front forces in the past weeks, and they face serious issues.

A resident said “an economic crisis has emerged, people are struggling with economic problems.”

A Panjshir resident said “from 100 percent, only 10 percent of people stayed, and the rest have left their houses.”

Local security officials in Panjshir, however, say the situation is normal in the province.

Mawlawi Sana Sangin Fatih, a local security official said “protecting women, children and people is our obligation. All the issues such as lack of electricity and food are lies.”