Long War Journal: In October, the anti-Taliban resistance in Afghanistan more than doubled its attacks from September, as the Afghan United Front (AUF) claimed the most attacks and two new groups entered the conflict at the end of the month. The anti-Taliban resistance claimed 82 attacks, consisting of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, indirect fire,
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan United Front, led by Sami Sadat, says it carried out 16 attacks against Taliban forces across eight provinces in the past week. According to statements issued between 22 and 29 October, 18 Taliban members were killed and nine wounded. A review of statements released by the Afghanistan United Front shows that
War on the Rocks: The anti-Taliban resistance has made real strides in its five years on the battlefield: The number of groups and the tempo of their claimed attacks have increased, despite lacking an overt state sponsor or an established cross-border military sanctuary. However, the resistance should unify and focus its combined efforts on securing
8am: The Afghanistan Freedom Front has announced that three Taliban members were killed and two others wounded in an attack targeting Taliban intelligence members in Logar province. In a statement on Wednesday, October 14, the front said the attack took place in the first security district of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital, near the Taliban police
Asia Times: In the first years after the takeover, the National Resistance Front and the Afghanistan Freedom Front dominated anti-Taliban armed activity, concentrating their operations in Panjshir, Badakhshan, Takhar, Baghlan and other northern and northeastern provinces. That geography let the Taliban portray the resistance as a narrow remnant of the former republic, rooted mainly among
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan United Front claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Taliban governor’s office in Ghor. Sources said Taliban forces detained at least 10 people over alleged involvement in the attack. The Afghanistan United Front, led by Sami Sadat, has not yet released further details about the attack. Click here to read more
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said on Monday, 28 September, that it killed at least three Taliban members and wounded two others in an attack on a Taliban vehicle in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. In a statement, the AFF said the attack targeted a vehicle carrying Taliban members near the group’s provincial
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front says it killed three Taliban members and wounded two others in an attack on a checkpoint in Kapisa’s Tagab district. The Afghanistan United Front also reported killing a Taliban police member in Kandahar. In a statement, the Afghanistan Freedom Front said it attacked a Taliban position in Tagab district,
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan has appointed Commander Mukhtar Shoresh, a close associate of Hasib Panjshiri, as his successor following Panjshiri’s recent killing by the Taliban. In a statement on Friday, 4 September, the NRF thanked national and political figures, leaders and members of the public who honoured Panjshiri’s memory by sending
8am: According to the United Front’s claim, the Taliban fighter was killed on Tuesday evening in an operation by the front’s forces along a road in Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pol province. This comes as the United Front has also reported killing a Taliban official from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of