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1. The Taliban says on Monday they have captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, even as opposition fighters vowed to keep up their struggle against the hardline Islamists. They also said that any insurgency against their rule would be "hit hard". Denying the Talibans claim of the "complete capture" of the holdout Panshir Valley, the Afghan National Resistance Front (NRF) tells NDTV on Monday: "The road in the Panjshir Valley is with the Taliban. However, fighting continues in the sub-valleys." 2. Taliban rift holds up new Afghan regime. Friction deepens between Taliban's Doha vs Haqqani factions. Reports of 'heated clash' between Haqqani's, Mullah Baradar. Haqqani's refuse to accept Mullah Akhundzada as supreme leader: Reports. PAK ISI chief flies in to avert Taliban govt. formation crisis. 3. Maharashtra identifies district of concern ahead of third wave. Cases in Mumbai over 400, for 5 days straight now. 4. Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, appears before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal pilferage scam in the state, officials said. 5. Prohibitory orders banning large gatherings have been imposed in Haryana's Karnal, where farmers have planned another mega gathering on Tuesday. There is tension in the area, the site of the August 28 violence which has enraged the farmers.