AFP: Afghan insurgent group leader Ahmad Massoud on Friday urged the diaspora to unite to find a political solution to end Taliban rule, describing his appeal as the beginning of a new phase. Massoud, who heads the National Resistance Front (NRF), an armed group waging an insurgency in Afghanistan’s northern Panjshir Valley, said it was
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 16, 2022 Amnesty International says its initial investigation validates the authenticity of videos shared on social media depicting what appears to be extrajudicial executions carried out by the Taliban of members of a resistance group operating mainly out of the Panjshir Valley. The United Nations has already voiced “grave concern” about
8am: Local sources in Uruzgan and Maidan Wardak provinces say that the bodies of Taliban killed in the Panjshir war have been shifted to these provinces in the last two days. A local source in Uruzgan, who does not want to be named, told Hasht-e Subh on Thursday, September 14, that the bodies of 25
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 15, 2022 The United Nations says it is “gravely concerned” by video that appears to show Taliban militants executing captured members of an Afghan resistance group. The video, which has been shared widely on social media, shows two groups of men — allegedly from the National Resistance Front (NRF), a group operating mainly
euronews: The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud has called on the international community to help deliver a new future for his country, saying there is now a unique opportunity to bring about change. Massoud, the son of famed resistance fighter Ahmad Shah Massoud, says the Taliban movement is weakened by
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 14, 2022 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Taliban security forces in Afghanistan have launched a large-scale “clearance operation” against insurgent forces in parts of the turbulent northern Panjshir province, killing dozens of them and capturing many more. Chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA Wednesday that the security action was carried out in
8am: The Taliban rebels have shot dead eight prisoners of the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Panjshir province, including Mohammad Yar, one of the commanders of NRF and his two young sons, local sources reported. According to sources, these members of NRF were captured by the Taliban fighters on Monday in Shaba base in
8am: Sources in conversation with Hasht-e Subh say that this incident happened around 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 11, in the Pojawa area of Dara district in Panjshir province. According to the sources, two Taliban suicide bombers were planning to detonate among the members of the National Resistance Front under the pretext of surrendering. Click
8am: At least 14 Taliban fighters have been killed in the continuation of the clashes between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Panjshir province, local sources reported. Sources told Hasht-e Subh Saturday that as a result of a BM1 missile fired by the NRF forces, 10 Taliban fighters were killed in
Amin Saikal via aspistrategist.org.au: As the world marks the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks this weekend, two other events should be remembered. Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated on 9 September 2001 by al-Qaeda agents, two days before the attacks on New York and Washington. Massoud had fought Soviet forces in Afghanistan in