KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The National Resistance Front (NRF), an armed anti-Taliban group, claims to have carried out 41 attacks on the Taliban over the past month, killing and injuring 115 Taliban members.
In a statement posted on X today, November 23, the NRF stated that its “freedom fighters” launched attacks on the Taliban in 11 provinces over the past month, killing 72 Taliban members and injuring 43 others.
“The operations were carried out in the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Badghis, Farah, Badakhshan, Parwan, Kapisa, Baghlan, Kunduz, and Sar-e Pol,” the NRF said.
“In addition to the casualties among the Taliban terrorists, dozens of their military vehicles were destroyed, and a substantial amount of weaponry was seized by the brave freedom fighters of the National Resistance Front,” the group added.
The armed resistance group stated that it will continue its armed struggle against the Taliban until the people of Afghanistan are freed from the oppression and ignorance imposed by the “brutal” Taliban.
The NRF, primarily composed of former ANDSF members and led by Ahmad Massoud, was formed after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021.
Since then, the NRF has engaged in deadly battles with the Taliban, particularly in Panjshir and neighboring provinces. The group claims to have killed hundreds of Taliban members across Afghanistan over the past three years.
In its annual report released in March, the NRF claimed that over the past year, it conducted at least 150 targeted attacks against the Taliban across 17 provinces, resulting in more than 400 Taliban casualties.
In his report to the UN Security Council in September, UN chief Antonio Guterres documented at least 52 verified NRF attacks on the Taliban over a three-month period (May to July).
In a recent interview with CNN, the founder and leader of the NRF, Ahmad Massoud, claimed that his group has around 5,000 active fighters and is not only battling the Taliban but also 20 other terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
“Our fight isn’t just for Afghanistan; it’s for global security. Any nation that perceives terrorism as a threat must recognize the strategic necessity of supporting our cause and efforts,” Massoud said.
