Taliban militants (file photo)

Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Security Watch said there were at least 39 security incidents in Afghanistan in December. It said on Thursday that 25 of the incidents had been confirmed by independent sources. According to the Afghanistan Security Watch, the Afghanistan Freedom Front has organised 12 attacks against the Taliban, while the National Resistance Front has carried out six attacks on the Taliban during this period. The Afghanistan Security Watch said in a statement on Thursday, January 16, that one security incident during this period was carried out by ISIS-K and six other incidents were carried out by unknown factors. The attacks took place in Kabul, Badghis, Herat, Parwan and Nangarhar provinces, the organisation said. Click here to read more (external link).