Anti-Taliban Group Claims Deadly Attack In Herat
A little-known armed faction has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan, the group said Monday.
The Afghanistan People’s Liberation Movement said its fighters struck Taliban forces in Guzara district of Herat province on Sunday evening, around 9 p.m. local time. In a statement, the group said the attack took place near the UN mission’s office in Herat and targeted Taliban members linked to the Al-Farooq Corps training centre. It claimed the fighters seized weapons and equipment during the assault.
Local sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that clashes broke out in Guzara, though Taliban officials have not publicly commented.
The Afghanistan People’s Liberation Movement is a relatively unknown anti-Taliban group. It was recently mentioned in a report by the UN secretary-general, but little is known about its membership or operational capacity.
