Local Taliban officials have claimed that three members of the National Resistance Front were killed during clashes with their fighters in Balkh Province.
Ataullah Zaid, the spokesperson for the Taliban in Balkh, stated that these individuals were killed on Tuesday night, October 31st, in the “Char Sarak” area of Balkh district. According to him, among the deceased was a senior official from the northern zone of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan.
The Taliban spokesperson in Balkh alleged that these individuals had recently arrived in the province from Tajikistan and India.
He further added that several other members of this front have been detained, although he did not provide further details on this matter.
Ataullah Zaid claimed that these individuals intended to attack Mohammad Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban governor in Balkh.
So far, the National Resistance Front has not commented on these allegations.
It is worth noting that Taliban officials have consistently denied the presence of armed anti-Taliban forces in the country.