Taliban Commander Killed In Northern Afghanistan, Says NRF
The National Resistance Front said Monday its fighters killed a Taliban commander and three of his guards in an ambush in northern Afghanistan.
The National Resistance Front said Monday its fighters killed a Taliban commander and three of his guards in an ambush in northern Afghanistan.
In a statement, the group said Mullah Hebat Khan, also known as Mullah Sangeen, the commander of the Taliban’s rapid reaction unit in Takhar province, was killed Sunday night in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province. Fighters reportedly attacked a Taliban vehicle on a main highway, destroying it completely.
The Taliban have not commented on the claim.
The resistance group’s operations have mostly been limited to sporadic attacks on Taliban checkpoints and military convoys, with little sign of a significant shift in its strength or capabilities over the past four years.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a recent report that resistance groups carried out 56 attacks against Taliban targets across the country between 2 February and 30 April this year.
