Afghanistan Freedom Front

August 24, 2026 | Will Selber

Taliban force surrender of dissident commander, kill senior anti-Taliban resistance leader

Last week, the Taliban scored a pair of victories that may help solidify the group’s rule in Afghanistan and blunt some of the anti-Taliban resistance’s recent progress on the battlefield. First,...

August 20, 2026 | Will Selber

Resistance to Taliban rule persists in Afghanistan

As the Taliban’s reign over Afghanistan enters its sixth year, the Taliban remains stronger, more unified, and better equipped than it was before September 11, 2001. Today, its flag flies across all...

July 31, 2026 | Will Selber

Anti-Taliban resistance groups increase attacks in northeast Afghanistan, district center briefly falls

Over the last two weeks of July, anti-Taliban resistance groups conducted sustained operations in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, resulting in the Taliban losing control of its first district...

March 4, 2025 | Will Selber

Anti-Taliban groups conclude fifth Vienna Conference

On February 18, 2025, various factions of the anti-Taliban resistance wrapped up the fifth Vienna Process Conference for a Democratic Afghanistan, calling for international assistance in forming a transitional government.

May 22, 2024 | Will Selber |

Nascent Afghan resistance grows in strength but not a threat to Taliban rule

The Taliban is fighting to quash a multi-faceted resistance that is gaining strength, but the movement spearheaded by the National Resistance Front (NRF) is still too nascent to pose a threat to the Taliban’s...