The National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan has reported a fatal clash between its forces and the Taliban in Nuristan province. The NRF claims that one of its commanders and six fighters from the Taliban group were killed, and 15 other Taliban members have defected to join the NRF.
In a newsletter released on Sunday, October 29th, the NRF stated that the confrontation took place at 6:30 PM the previous evening when the Taliban attacked the home of a Front commander in the Bajgal Valley of Duab district, Nuristan province. The clash, according to the NRF, continued sporadically until 7:00 AM the next morning.
The NRF has confirmed the death of Mohebullah, one of its commanders in Nuristan, as a result of the confrontation. Local sources in Nuristan, as reported by Hasht-e Subh Daily, revealed that Taliban intelligence forces specifically targeted Mohebullah, a former government army soldier, in the province.
Mawlawi Wahidullah Mohammadi, the spokesperson for the Khalid bin Walid corps of the Taliban, claimed that Mohebullah was killed as a result of an ambush by their fighters.
