Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front and Afghanistan Freedom Front have warned of possible organised threats against diplomatic missions, UN offices and international organisations in Afghanistan. In a joint statement on Thursday, 15 October, the two anti-Taliban political and military groups said intelligence they had received indicated that individuals within, or linked to, Taliban security
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
Afghanistan International: In an article published on Friday, 9 October, Nikkei Asia said recent clashes between the Afghanistan Freedom Front and Taliban forces showed that groups opposing the Taliban administration were stepping up their military activities. The publication also pointed to growing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan, saying China’s efforts to ease the dispute
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 Freedom Front claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s blast in Faizabad, saying a targeted attack on a vehicle carrying Taliban members killed four people, including a Taliban commander. The group said the Taliban commander had been under surveillance by its forces for some time. It did not identify the commander by name. Click
8am: Following the escalation of anti-Taliban front activities, Mohammad Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban’s governor in Balkh, who is known as “Hibatullah’s Shadow” in the north, has traveled to the mountainous districts of Balkh, Sar-e Pul, Samangan, and Bamiyan and has inspected conditions there firsthand. In his most recent move, during a meeting with Taliban military
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Information Ministry rejected Taliban claims that Islamabad was involved in the recent clashes in Nuristan, calling them self-invented lies. It said the accusations reflected the Taliban’s desperation and frustration over internal problems. The response came after Noorullah Noori, the Taliban’s Borders Minister, warned Pakistan about the consequences of interfering in Afghanistan and
Afghanistan International: Daoud Naji, head of the Afghanistan Freedom Front’s political committee, said Taliban forces repeatedly targeted the group’s positions in Zebak district of Badakhshan with heavy weapons on Wednesday morning. Naji said the attacks were met with return fire from Afghanistan Freedom Front commandos. According to him, AFF forces remain in their positions and
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front has released images of the bodies of 10 Taliban fighters it says were killed in recent clashes in Kamdesh district of Nuristan. The images show the men in military clothing and equipment. Fighting between Afghanistan Freedom Front forces and the Taliban resumed on Tuesday morning, 29 September, in Kamdesh
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