KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), an armed anti-Taliban group, says its “freedom fighters” targeted a Taliban checkpoint in Kunduz city on Friday, killing two members and injuring two others.
In a post on X, the group said the attack took place around 7:00 pm local time near the Mufti Siraj Mosque on Bandar Imam Sahib road. A Taliban military vehicle was set on fire and destroyed, the AFF added.
Taliban authorities have not yet commented on the attack or the deaths of their members.
The incident comes amid a rise in attacks by armed resistance groups against the Taliban across Afghanistan. The day before, the AFF claimed responsibility for an attack on the Taliban appeal court in Faryab province, saying four Taliban members were killed and two others injured.
The AFF, led by General Yasin Zia, former chief of personnel of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, is largely composed of former Afghan security personnel. The group says it has launched more than 230 attacks on Taliban targets over the past two years.
While the Taliban generally downplays opposition activity, reports — including from the United Nations — confirm dozens of attacks by groups such as the AFF and the National Resistance Front (NRF). A recent UN report to the Security Council noted that armed opposition groups claimed responsibility for 41 attacks on the Taliban over the past three months, 19 of which were verified by the UN mission in Afghanistan.
