By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 27, 2022 For nearly two decades, the Taliban launched an annual deadly spring offensive in a bid to regain the power it lost in 2001. As the snows melted in the Afghan mountains, Taliban fighters hastened their attacks on officials and troops of the pro-Western Afghan republic and
8am: Taliban rebels have arrested 6 men in the Lal-wa-Sarjangal district of Ghor province on charges of helping the National Resistance Front (NRF). According to the Taliban’s claim, they have arrested a man named Dostum, being affiliated with the NRF, after the clash in the district. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban
8am: Local sources in Takhar province have reported that due to an explosion in front of the Taliban Intelligence Department in Khwaja Ghar district in the province, 2 Taliban rebels are injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the incident. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: In a newsletter, National Liberation Front (NLF) claims during a preplanned attack on Qari Zainullah, Taliban Security Commander for Istalif’s residence, they killed five bodyguards of the commander. As stated in the newsletter, the attack was carried out around 7:00 PM on Saturday evening, April 23. Click here to read more (external link). Related
8am: The National Liberation Front (NLF) claims that four Taliban members have been killed in an attack in Badghis province. The attack has been carried out by the so-called National Liberation Front on a Taliban checkpoint. The front said in a newsletter on Saturday that the attack took place on Friday night in the first
8am: Simultaneously, the Liberation Front and the Freedom Front Forces also reported targeted attacks on Taliban members in Kapisa and Kandahar provinces. Shamsullah Mohammadi, Acting Head of the Taliban Information and Culture in Faryab province, has confirmed the clashes but has denied any casualties of the Taliban members. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: [Taliban] Badakhshan deputy governor Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi said there has been incidents of insurgency by groups linked to Daesh and the so-called Resistance Front. According to Badakhshan officials, eight so-called resistance fighters have been killed and one arrested in the latest clashes in Badakhshan’s Kohistan district. Click here to read more (external link).
Aamaj: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ata Mohammad Noor and Mohammad Mohaqiq are the “powerful men” who have played a key role in political developments of Afghanistan in particular in north in past few decades. Where is Marshal Dostum, and what are his plans? Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Logar province have confirmed that at around 1:00 AM Monday night anonymous armed men attacked a Taliban base in Pol-e Alam city, the center of Logar province. This is the first armed attack on Talibans’ base in Logar province since the Taliban returned to power. Click here to read more (external
8am: Locals provided information to Hasht-e Subh, indicating that clashes among Taliban fighters and NRF Forces in the Khost district of Baghlan province have taken place. According to independent sources, the Taliban’s Acting Deputy Defense Minister, Mullah Fazel Mazlum has gathered Taliban’s reserved forces from northern Badakhshan and Takhar provinces and has deployed them to