Afghanistan International: General Qadam Shah Shahim, Chief of Staff of the National Resistance Front (NRF), has confirmed that the group’s military forces are present in various regions across Afghanistan. Speaking to Afghanistan International, Shahim referred to recently circulated images of Khalid Amiri and Hasib Panjshiri, two prominent NRF commanders, in a mountainous area dressed in
Amu: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has documented at least six killings of former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) members in the first three months of 2025, highlighting ongoing violence and targeting of individuals linked to the former government. According to UNAMA’s quarterly human rights update, released this week, the
Afghanistan International: Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, has stated that the Afghan people’s determination and desire to resist the Taliban has significantly increased. He noted that he is receiving an increasing number of messages from citizens expressing willingness to support efforts against the Taliban regime. Speaking on Monday during an online ceremony
Afghanistan International: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed in his latest report that anti-Taliban armed groups conducted 91 attacks against the Taliban over the past three months. According to the report, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) was responsible for 53 of these attacks, while the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) carried out 21. The
Long War Journal: “The fifth round of the Vienna Process brought together over 90 participants, making it the largest gathering on Afghanistan since 2021,” Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front, an alliance of former Northern Alliance members and additional anti-Taliban fighters, told FDD’s Long War Journal. Click here to read
Amu: The northeastern province of Kunduz has witnessed five attacks by anti-Taliban groups and a suicide bombing claimed by ISIS-K, marking a surge in security incidents over the past nine days, an Amu TV review has found. The attacks, attributed to the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), have primarily targeted
Amu: The fifth two-day meeting of opposition groups, known as the Vienna Conference, began on Tuesday, bringing together key anti-Taliban figures. Among the participants are Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF), and Yasin Zia, head of the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF). Click here to read more (external link). More Massoud says comprehensive
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) have claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks against Taliban forces in Kunduz and Takhar provinces on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the NRF released a statement announcing that its fighters had attacked a Taliban base in the seventh security district of Kunduz city the
Afghanistan International: Hamed Saifi, a commander of the National Resistance Front, has called on anti-Taliban political leaders to put aside “self-interest and divisions” and to “unite.” In a statement on X on Tuesday, Saifi referred to reports of internal conflicts among Taliban leaders. He wrote that focusing on disputes within the Taliban, such as which