Killed Six Taliban Members In Nuristan, Claims NRF

The National Resistance Front (NRF) announced that six Taliban fighters have been killed when the Taliban attacked the front’s forces in parts of Nuristan province.

NRF also stated that 15 members of the group joined this front.

In a statement on Sunday, NFR stated that a commander of the front had also been killed in this conflict.

NRF stressed that the Taliban waged an operation at the residence of a commander of the National Resistance Front in "Dara Bijgal" of the Doab district of Nuristan province on Saturday night. However, in a counterattack by the NRF members, six members of the Taliban were killed.

The National Resistance Front added that the clashes started on Saturday and continued sporadically until Sunday morning.

According to the National Resistance Front, the Taliban members retreated after sustaining casualties "and a local commander of the group along with fifteen members joined NRF”.

Taliban officials have not yet commented on the clashes in Nuristan.