AFF Claims Responsibility For Attack On Taliban In Takhar

On Sunday, 2 February, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced that its fighters had attacked the entrance gate of the Taliban police headquarters in Takhar the previous evening.

According to the group, five Taliban members were killed, and three others were injured in the attack.

Earlier, local sources informed Afghanistan International about an explosion outside the Taliban police headquarters in Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province.

According to these sources, the explosion occurred around 6:00 PM on Saturday.

The AFF stated that its attack targeted a group of Taliban members who were preparing to travel to Baharak district to arrest several religious scholars critical of Taliban policies.

Taliban local officials have yet to comment on the incident.