KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), an armed group fighting the Taliban regime, claimed that its freedom fighters killed 14 Taliban regime fighters and wounded 10 others in separate attacks in Kabul, Badakhshan, and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan.
The resistance group stated in a post on X that its fighters killed at least 10 Taliban regime members and injured six in Badakhshan’s Zibak district on Tuesday.
According to the Afghanistan Freedom Front, the clashes followed the Taliban regime’s artillery attacks on its positions that began in the afternoon and lasted until around 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
A new round of fighting that began after noon on Tuesday August 25, 2026, between Afghanistan Freedom Front commandos and Taliban reinforcement units deployed to the front lines in Zibak District of Badakhshan Province continued until 10:00 p.m.
The Taliban launched artillery… pic.twitter.com/rify0VyDXR
— Afghanistan Freedom Front (@FREEDOMFRONTAFG) August 26, 2026
The resistance group said foreign fighters were among the casualties. The group claimed the Taliban regime, fearing that the identities of those fighters could be exposed, transferred the bodies of those killed and even the wounded to undisclosed locations.
In another post on X, the AFF said its fighters carried out their first operation in eastern Kunar province on Wednesday evening, targeting a Taliban regime checkpoint along the main Asadabad-Jalalabad road. It claimed one Taliban regime member was killed and two others were wounded.
In its first operation against the terrorist Taliban group in Kunar Province, freedom fighters of the Afghanistan Freedom Front attacked a Taliban highway checkpoint at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, along the main Asadabad–Jalalabad Road.
As a result of the… pic.twitter.com/DtdQCjM5JH
— Afghanistan Freedom Front (@FREEDOMFRONTAFG) August 26, 2026
In a separate operation in Kabul, the resistance group said its forces attacked a Taliban regime checkpoint in the Ali Khil area of Kabul’s 16th security district, killing three Taliban regime members and wounding two others.
Attack Against Taliban Checkpoint in Kabul
At approximately 8:00 p.m. local time on August 26, 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front forces carried out an operation against a Taliban checkpoint in the Ali-Khil area of Kabul’s 16th Security District.
The operation killed three Taliban… pic.twitter.com/HJuYhUT9U3
— Afghanistan Freedom Front (@FREEDOMFRONTAFG) August 27, 2026
The Taliban regime has not commented on the Afghanistan Freedom Front’s claims.
The AFF is one of several armed groups that emerged after the Taliban regime regained power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces from Afghanistan.
Composed largely of former Afghan security personnel, the group typically carries out guerrilla-style attacks against Taliban regime checkpoints, convoys and positions in provinces including Kabul, Kandahar and other major cities.
The latest claims come amid reports of increased armed opposition activity in northern and northeastern Afghanistan, particularly in Badakhshan province.
Earlier this month, the AFF claimed that its fighters killed 21 Taliban regime members, including several commanders, and wounded 37 others in a coordinated attack in Zibak district.
Last month, a newly formed anti-Taliban group known as Sepahian-e Mihan, or Soldiers of the Homeland, briefly seized control of Yaftal-e Payeen district in Badakhshan. The incident marked the first reported temporary loss of a district by the Taliban since its return to power.
