* Ahmad Massoud urged Afghans inside and outside of the country to rise up
* The call came as the Taliban claimed to have taken the rebel stronghold Panjshir
* Footage appears to show Taliban fighters raising the group's flag in the province
* It was the last holdout after the militants swept through Afghanistan last month
* The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, who were fighting the Taliban in Panjshir, said the area is still under resistance control and fighting continues
* On Sunday, Massoud said he would stop fighting with the Taliban and offered peace talks but the Taliban said NRF fighters must surrender or die
The leader of the Afghan resistance movement has called for a 'national uprising' against the Taliban after the militants claimed to have captured the province of Panjshir.
The mountainous region bordering Tajikistan was the last anti-Taliban holdout since the militants' blitz across the country last month.
'Wherever you are, inside or outside, I call on you to begin a national uprising for the dignity, freedom and prosperity of our country,' National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud said in an audio message sent to media.
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