Reacting to reports of Taliban setting his house on fire, Zahir Aghbar, ambassador of previous government to Tajikistan, said Afghanistan burns in the fire of ignorance and oppression, indirectly referring to the group’s role in the incident.

Aghbar in a tweet wrote, “Taliban should know that buildings may fall, but the spirit of resistance against oppression and terrorism is resolute and unshakable.”

Posting a photo of his house and some of the local elders in Panjshir on Twitter, he said that the house has been a heritage structure from his father’s ear and 25 years ago, with the cooperation of local residents of Panjshir, he had reconstructed the house.

Taliban have been using this house as a military base and set it on fire for unknown reasons. Months earlier, the Taliban set fire to the house of Fazal Ahmad Manawi, former Minister of Justice of Afghanistan, in Panjshir.

Zahir Aghbar and Fazal Ahmad Manawi are supporters of the National Resistance Front led by Ahmad Massoud.