KABUL, Afghanistan: Another Afghan resistance group has announced an armed struggle against the Taliban regime, adding to a growing number of resistance movements challenging the regime nearly five years after it returned to power.
The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) announced its presence and activities in Kabul in a statement and declared that it would resort to armed struggle against the Taliban regime.
The resistance group described the Taliban as “servants of imperialism” and said it had begun activities in the Afghan capital.
اعلام حضور حزب دموکراتیک خلق در کابل اعلام مبارزه مسلحانه علیه طالبان
حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستان با انتشار اعلامیهای از حضور و فعالیت خود در شهر کابل خبر داده و طالبان را «نوکر امپریالیسم» خوانده است.
این حزب اعلام کرده است که در برابر طالبان به مبارزه مسلحانه روی خواهد آورد. pic.twitter.com/af5obtnqXt
— پیام آزادی (@Payam__Azadi) August 9, 2026
The announcement comes as several anti-Taliban groups have stepped up attacks on Taliban regime positions and fighters in different parts of Afghanistan.
The developments point to continued armed opposition to the Taliban despite the regime’s repeated claims that it has established security across the country.
Resistance groups intensify attacks
The PDPA announcement follows a series of attacks by anti-Taliban groups against Taliban forces in recent days.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), United Front of Afghanistan (UFA) and National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) have launched several attacks in several Afghan provinces.
The resistance groups have claimed at least 15 attacks on Taliban regime positions across nine provinces over the past week, saying the operations killed nearly 30 Taliban members.
The attacks took place in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Baghlan, Kabul, Faryab, Ghor, Herat, Kandahar and Helmand, according to media reports.
The Taliban has not publicly commented on the attacks or the casualty figures.
The AFF said it had conducted several operations over the past 10 days and claimed that at least 12 Taliban regime members were killed.
The UFA separately claimed responsibility for eight attacks against Taliban regime positions over the past week and said at least 14 Taliban members were killed.
The NRF claimed two attacks in Herat and Badakhshan during the same period, saying three Taliban members were killed.
United Front launches military campaign
Last week, the Afghanistan United Front, led by former Afghan National Army commander Sami Sadat, announced a military campaign against the Taliban under the name “Operation Muharib”.
In a statement issued on August 1, the resistance group said its Military Commission would direct military operations against the Taliban regime and “other terrorist groups” operating in Afghanistan.
The resistance group said the campaign was intended to support the liberation of Afghanistan and the return of power to the people.
It said its forces would conduct operations in accordance with the “principles of Fiqh al-Jihad” and that Taliban members and leaders would be its primary targets.
The United Front also said it would comply with international laws governing armed conflict and warfare.
A day after announcing the campaign, the group claimed responsibility for an attack in Badghis province in which it said two Taliban members were killed.
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The group also released images that it said showed two earlier operations following the launch of Operation Muharib.
It said one attack took place along the Kandahar-Spin Boldak highway in Kandahar province and another in the Lashkari Bazaar area of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province.
Taliban regime positions targeted
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has also claimed attacks against Taliban regime military facilities.
The resistance group said it targeted Kabul military airport with missiles on Thursday night.
The AFF released a video on Friday, August 7, saying the attack took place at around 8:30 p.m. Sources cited by Afghanistan International earlier reported hearing at least two powerful explosions near the airport.
Freedom fighters of the Afghanistan Freedom Front launched rocket attacks at around 8:30 PM on Thursday, August 6, 2026, against the Kabul military airfield under Taliban control.
Following recent attacks on the Kunduz military airport, this chain of targeted operations has now… pic.twitter.com/RlGp8hYERq
— Afghanistan Freedom Front (@FREEDOMFRONTAFG) August 7, 2026
The AFF said the strike was part of a series of operations targeting Taliban transport and military transfer facilities.
According to the group, Taliban forces had been transferred to Badakhshan through the airports of Kabul, Kunduz, Kandahar and Balkh following recent clashes in Zebak district.
The AFF claimed that military facilities at Kabul airport were hit and damaged and that several Taliban members were killed and wounded.
The AFF also said it had targeted Kunduz airport with rockets on Wednesday, describing it as its second attack on the airport within a week.
On July 31, the group said it had targeted Taliban helicopters at the airport, claiming that Taliban forces due to be transported by helicopter to Badakhshan were the intended target.
