AFF Claims Responsibility for Kunduz Blast, Says Four Taliban Fighters Killed
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Kunduz province, stating that its forces targeted a Taliban special forces convoy.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Kunduz province, stating that its forces targeted a Taliban special forces convoy.
On Friday, the AFF announced that the attack took place on Thursday evening in the Golayi Bandar Khanabad area of Kunduz, killing four Taliban fighters and injuring two others.
Local sources told Afghanistan International that a powerful explosion occurred at around 9:30 PM local time in the provincial capital. According to these sources, the target of the attack was a Taliban military vehicle.
In a statement, the AFF said its forces ambushed the Taliban convoy as it was heading towards the village of Rustaq Abad on the outskirts of Kunduz city for a house-to-house search operation.
Taliban officials have yet to comment on the incident.
The AFF was established on 28 February 2022, shortly after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
On the third anniversary of its founding, the group claimed it had conducted 87 targeted attacks against the Taliban in the past year alone. According to its statement, these operations resulted in the deaths of 229 Taliban fighters and commanders, with 166 others wounded.
Since its formation, the AFF claims to have killed 821 Taliban fighters and injured 868 others across Afghanistan.
