Taliban Base In Takhar Targeted In Rocket Attack, AFF Claims
The Afghanistan Freedom Front said it carried out a rocket attack on a Taliban base in Takhar province, claiming two Taliban fighters were killed.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front said it carried out a rocket attack on a Taliban base in Takhar province, claiming two Taliban fighters were killed.
In a statement late Thursday, the group said its fighters struck around 10 p.m., targeting the former home of Malik Tatar, a police commander under the previous government in Yangi Qala, which the Taliban now use as a base in Lala Guzar village of Khwaja Bahauddin district.
Local residents confirmed to Afghanistan International that at least three rockets hit near the compound but reported no casualties. They said the rockets landed in the street and close to the base.
Taliban officials in Takhar have not commented.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front said it also attacked the Taliban intelligence office in Khwaja Bahauddin, wounding two members. The district has long been a hub for anti-Taliban groups and served as a stronghold of the resistance groups during the Taliban’s first rule.
