Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan United Front says it carried out at least 43 operations against the Taliban in 14 provinces over the past month, claiming 74 Taliban members were killed and 35 others wounded. The United Front said on Tuesday, 1 September, that the attacks targeted individuals it accused of arresting, torturing and harassing Afghan
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces clashed with the Taliban in Zebak district of Badakhshan on Sunday night, 30 August, after Taliban fighters attacked one of its positions. In a statement issued on Monday, the front said its commandos launched a counterattack and pushed back the Taliban forces. Click here to read
Afghanistan International: Three anti-Taliban fronts carried out at least 50 attacks across Afghanistan over the past month. The Freedom Front, United Front and National Resistance Front claim the attacks left dozens dead and wounded. Attacks by anti-Taliban fronts increased sharply in August, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan. Their military strategy
Afghanistan International: The Taliban police command in Baghlan says its forces killed two National Resistance Front commanders during an operation in Nahrin district. The Taliban identified the commanders as Shams and Baba. The Taliban police command in Baghlan said on Friday, 28 August, that the two senior NRF members were killed during an operation the
8am: In other words, the Taliban have serious weaknesses, but their opponents lack the capacity to exploit them. The Taliban fear every internal uprising, yet their opponents cannot transform these uprisings into a coordinated national movement. The Taliban are unpopular in the north, yet their opponents have failed to convert that discontent into lasting popular
8am: The statement said the Taliban are using the names of “women, cyber networks, and digital bots” while simultaneously seeking to create distrust, erode social capital, and disrupt efforts to seek justice and continue the struggle. The NRF said these efforts are being organized using extensive financial resources and through the misuse of foreign aid.
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front said at least 10 Taliban members were killed and six wounded in clashes on Tuesday in Zebak district, Badakhshan, adding that foreign militants were among the casualties. Afghanistan Freedom Front said in a statement on Wednesday, 26 August, that a new round of fighting began on Tuesday afternoon between
Amu: Aisha Wahab, an Afghan American member-elect of Congress, says the United States should pursue diplomacy and maintain a relationship with Afghanistan “regardless of which group is in power,” while criticizing restrictions on women and girls under Taliban rule. She also said Afghanistan needs other allies and criticized what she described as “warlord groups” seeking
Afghanistan International: The United Front of Afghanistan said it targeted and killed a Taliban intelligence officer in Kandahar’s fifth police district, alleging that he was involved in the detention, torture and killing of numerous former security personnel. Click here to read more (external link). Other Resistance News How NRF commander Hasib Panjshiri was killed Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front confirmed that it targeted the Taliban governor’s office and a nearby security post in Faizabad, Badakhshan, with rockets on Wednesday night, claiming four Taliban members were killed and five wounded. In a statement on Thursday, the group said its fighters engaged Taliban forces after the rocket attack. Click here