KABUL (Kashmir English): The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) claimed to have killed at least 21 Afghan Taliban fighters, including several commanders, and wounded 37 others in an attack on Taliban positions in Zebak district of Badakhshan, media outlet Afghanisan International reported.
The group said that its operation began on the morning of July 23, from several directions against Taliban bases, units, and military positions in Zebak and was continuing.
“Its fighters pushed Taliban forces out of bases and positions in the highlands surrounding a border post in Zebak,” the Afghanistan Freedom Front said in a statement.
The group said the Taliban had made several attempts to retake the lost positions but failed, suffering casualties and retreating to their previous positions.
The AFF said at least 37 wounded Taliban members were flown by helicopter to hospitals in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, and several other districts.
Meanwhile, its fighters had seized large quantities of ammunition, light and heavy weapons, military equipment and other combat supplies from the Taliban, the freedom front stated.
The group said its forces had captured areas from the Taliban and would continue fighting, adding that one of its fighters had been killed in the clashes.
The Taliban had earlier confirmed the fighting and said five attackers had been killed.
Noorullah Nazari, spokesman for the Taliban’s 219 Omar-e-Salis Division in Badakhshan, said a group of armed men tried to enter the Topkhana area of Zebak district from Chitral on Thursday but were confronted by Taliban border forces.
