ME Eye: Tehran seems to be supporting the NRF in a limited fashion. Massoud is reportedly close to senior figures in the Iranian leadership, including Qods Force commander Esmail Qaani, and his group is said to receive funding from the government. In backing Massoud, Iran is continuing its old hedging strategy in Afghanistan. The Taliban
8am: A source in the NRF, who does not want to be named, told Hasht-e Subh that the attack was carried out on Tuesday night (August 23rd) on a Taliban outpost in Panahkhel village of the first district of Kapisa province. In this attack, 3 Taliban fighters were killed and 3 others were wounded. Click
8am: Local sources in Takhar province report that following an ambush by the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in this province, four Taliban fighters are killed. The attack was carried out in Dasht Balai village of Farkhar district of the province on Monday night. Sources added that this number of Taliban rebels were killed after
8am: A source in the National Resistance Front (NRF), who did not want to be named, told Hasht-e Subh that the incident took on Sunday morning (August 21st) in the Gurgoti area of Rukha district. As a result of this explosion, 7 Taliban fighters have been killed and 5 others were wounded. It also is
8am: In an ambush by the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Takhar province, four Taliban fighters are killed, local sources report. The NRF forces carried out this trap on the Taliban in Rustaq district on Friday midnight, August 19. Click here to read more (external link). Related NRF Forces Kill Two Taliban Fighters, Injure
8am: As a result of the ambush of the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Andrab, Baghlan province, 10 Taliban fighters were killed and 8 others were wounded. The clash between the forces of the two sides broke out on Thursday night in the Taghanak village of Pul-e Hesar district, Baghlan’s Andarab region. According to
Chris Mason via The National Interest: One year ago, I wrote in these pages that the war in Afghanistan was not over. As many as 5,000 Afghan soldiers who the United States trained were still fighting in Panjshir Province, the last redoubt against the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021, and I said
8am: Local sources report that five Taliban fighters are killed and four others injured in an attack by the National Resistance Forces (NRF) on the Taliban posts in Banawi Andarab district of Baghlan province. Sources added that the NRF forces attacked the Taliban bases in Laghak village of Banawi Andarab district on Tuesday, August 16.
Tolo News: Local officials in Panjshir province denied the reports that Islamic Emirate [Taliban] forces have been detained by the Resistance Front in the province. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Sediqqi, confirmed that a number of rockets hit some areas of Dara district but denied casualties to Islamic Emirate forces and the fall of a
8am: In the continuation of clashes in parts of Panjshir province, more than 40 Taliban fighters have been arrested so far. These Taliban fighters were arrested by the National Resistance Front (NRF) today (Monday, August 15th) in Dara district, Panjshir province. However, local sources said that following these attacks, the Taliban suffered heavy casualties. But