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: 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
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 (AFF) said on Saturday that it was fighting Taliban forces in Kamdesh district of Nuristan and claimed to have captured several checkpoints. A Taliban-linked outlet also confirmed clashes in the area. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban, AFF provide conflicting accounts of deadly clashes in Nuristan
Afghanistan International: Former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh says Afghanistan has entered a civil war, warning that the conflict remains limited for now but could develop into a more violent and destructive confrontation. In an interview with Outlook, Saleh described Taliban rule as “illegitimate” and said public opposition to the group was taking various forms, with
8am: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has announced that one member of the Taliban was killed and two others were wounded in a military attack on a Taliban patrol vehicle in Kabul’s Deh Sabz district. The front said in a statement on Thursday, September 24, that the attack was carried out at around 8:45 p.m.
Afghanistan International: Saleh Mohammad Registani, a senior commander of the National Resistance Front, says he has returned to Afghanistan to continue the fight against the Taliban. The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan on Monday released a video showing Registani in a mountainous area. In the video, he says: “After a difficult period of absence, we
Afghanistan International: Local sources and residents of Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, say the Taliban has increased drone patrols over the city following a rise in attacks by opposition groups..Faizabad residents say drones fly over parts of the city during both the day and night. Some say the low-altitude flights, particularly at night, have