Afghanistan International: The remarks come despite the Taliban previously rejecting negotiations and political participation with opposition groups. The repeated emphasis by senior Taliban leaders on their opponents reflects concern over the rise in armed activity in the country. Armed groups opposing the Taliban have increased their attacks against the group in recent months to an
Lowy Institute: Afghanistan does not have an armed resistance so much as a collection of armed groups, operating separately under ambitious leaders with different constituencies, patrons and political ambitions. That fragmentation mirrors the Afghan opposition(Opens in new window) abroad: plenty of organisations and aspiring leaders, with no common command, coherent political program, or agreement on
Afghanistan International: As fighting intensifies in Nusay district of Badakhshan’s Darwaz area, the Afghanistan Freedom Front says it carried out a “pre-emptive” attack on Taliban positions in Zebak district. The group said on Saturday, 15 August, that its forces targeted Taliban positions on the front lines in Zebak with mortars. Click here to read more
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front said the Taliban-appointed mayor of Faizabad in Badakhshan was killed in an attack by its forces. The group said the mayor’s guards were also killed. Local sources had earlier reported an explosive attack on a vehicle carrying the Taliban mayor in Faizabad. The National Resistance Front said the attack
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Information and Culture Directorate in Nimroz said eight people had been detained on suspicion of membership in the Sepahiyan-e Mihan Front. Local sources said they had been deported from Iran about three weeks earlier. Local sources told Afghanistan International that Taliban forces found the emblem of the Sepahiyan-e Mihan Front on
Afghanistan International: Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, armed opposition groups have yet to shift the balance. The Taliban still controls Afghanistan’s territory, state institutions and main economic resources. The opposition controls no territory and lacks effective foreign backing that could sustain and expand an insurgency in the way Pakistan’s support helped the
Amu: The Afghanistan Freedom Front said it conducted seven attacks between July 30 and Aug. 9, claiming to have killed 16 Taliban members and wounded 19 others in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Nangarhar and Faryab provinces. The United Front of Afghanistan separately claimed responsibility for 10 attacks during the same period, saying 15 Taliban members were killed
Afghanistan International: The attacks were reported in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Baghlan, Kabul, Faryab, Ghor, Herat, Kandahar and Helmand. The Afghanistan Freedom Front, the United Front of Afghanistan and the National Resistance Front have separately claimed responsibility for attacks in different parts of the country. Click here to read more (external link). More Two Taliban Members Killed
Afghanistan International: The recent attack by the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), in which its forces took control of parts of Zebak district in Badakhshan, has challenged the perception of the Taliban as an invincible military force. The operation followed the temporary seizure of Yaftal district on 17 July 2026 by Sepaheyan-e-Maihan (“Soldiers of the Motherland”),
Afghanistan International: Local sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban’s opposition fighters seized a Taliban outpost in Deh Salah of Andarab district on Wednesday night seizing weapons and equipment following a rocket attack and clash. According to the information received, the outpost, about two kilometres from the centre of Deh Salah district in the Andarab