KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The National Resistance Front (NRF), an armed anti-Taliban group, claims to have killed and injured 71 Taliban members in 25 attacks across Afghanistan over the past month.
In a statement posted on X today, the NRF stated that the operations took place in the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Badghis, Farah, Badakhshan, Parwan, Kapisa, and Kunduz, resulting in the death of 42 Taliban members and the injury of 29 others.
“The majority of these operations were carried out at night, strategically designed to prevent civilian casualties and focus solely on targeting enemy personnel,” the NRF said.
The armed group pledged to continue its targeted operations against the Taliban “terrorist group” and to “liberate” the country and its people from their oppressive rule.
“The NRF fighters, driven by strong motivation and morale, remain committed to their armed struggle against the Taliban terrorist group,” the NRF added.
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, Kabul, 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 quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan, released on December 12, UN Secretary-General António Guterres documented at least 56 NRF attacks against the Taliban over a three-month period. The report, however, did not document the number of casualties.
The group’s leader, Ahmad Massoud, in a interview with CNN, said that the NRF fields approximately 5,000 active fighters. He emphasized that their fight extends beyond confronting the Taliban, as they are also targeting up to 20 other terrorist organizations operating within Afghanistan.
