Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Wednesday assured the Afghan people that he will clear the northern provinces of the Taliban.

He said that the Taliban will face the same fate as their commander Mawlavi Fazel did in 2001.

Over the past four days, Afghan social media users have tweeted thousands of posts on Twitter and on other platforms using the hashtag #sanctiononpakistan, intending to draw the international community's attention to accusations of Pakistani support for the Taliban, which Pakistani officials deny. 

A social media expert said the hashtag “sanctiononpakistan” was the top Twitter trend in Afghanistan for the past four days and was the second most popular trend in Pakistan.