By Amos Chapple Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 13, 2026 At the October 4 inauguration of a road built to Afghanistan’s border with China, Taliban officials faced a frosty reception from their eastern neighbor. Beijing did not send representatives or officially acknowledge the event and China’s militarized boundary remained firmly shut. Images from the inauguration
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s blast in Faizabad, saying a targeted attack on a vehicle carrying Taliban members killed four people, including a Taliban commander. The group said the Taliban commander had been under surveillance by its forces for some time. It did not identify the commander by name. Click
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
8am: Several residents of Khwahan District in Badakhshan province have complained about Amanuddin Mohammadi, the Taliban’s deputy district governor. They say he has seized state-owned and private land belonging to residents, handed it over to miners, and extorts money from them. Click here to read more (external link).
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
8am: A number of residents of Badakhshan have expressed serious concern over the poor state of health service delivery in the province. They say that for about a year, an organization called the “Sanayee Development Organization” (SDO) has been responsible for providing health services in the province, but has failed to properly carry out its
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
Afghanistan International: Residents said the arrests have mainly targeted former Afghan government security personnel and that the number detained may exceed 40. Sources said at least 15 people had been arrested over the past two weeks on accusations of cooperating with the “Afghanistan’s Guardians of the Homeland Front”. Taliban-affiliated media have also released a video
Afghanistan International: Local sources in Badakhshan reported clashes on Monday, 7 September, between Afghanistan Freedom Front forces (AFF) and the Taliban in Zebak district. According to the sources, the fighting began on Monday in Zebak. Sources from the AFF also confirmed that its forces were engaged in clashes with the Taliban in the district. Click