The Taliban have announced the formation of a new military unit called the ‘Panipat operational unit’.
The new unit will be deployed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, bordering Pakistan.
Panipat in Haryana was the place where three battles were fought between foreign invaders and Indian rulers.
In Afghanistan, these battles, especially the third one fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas on January 14, 1761, often come up for discussion.
Abdali is widely regarded as the founder of present-day Afghanistan.
Afghans cherish his victory over the Maratha forces as perhaps his greatest achievement against odds.