In Afghanistan, the national resistance movement National Resistance Front (NRF) says it has recaptured part of northeastern Badakhshan province from the Taliban. A local resident confirmed that the Shekai district, which has about 30,000 residents, has been under partial rebel control since Monday. For the Taliban, this would be the first area they lose to the resistance movement.
An NRF spokesperson told local media that the rebels had captured 10 Taliban fighters, including the district governor. Other Taliban defected. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Kabul called the NRF’s statements “lies” and “false rumours”. However, a Taliban representative from Badachshan confirmed the governor’s arrest.
Shekai District is located on the border with Tajikistan. The militant Islamist Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan since August 2021. Alongside the Islamic State terrorist militia, the National Resistance Front is considered the Taliban’s main competitor.
Source: Krone
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