Sources report an increase in the number of casualties among members of the Freedom Front in clashes with the Taliban in Panjshir.
On Tuesday, April 11, sources told Hast-e Subh that following the clash in the Shatal district of Panjshir province on Monday night, April 10, which led to the death of at least eight members of the Freedom Front, including commander Akmal Amir and his deputy Basir Andarabi.
In the pictures obtained by Hasht-e Subh, these two Freedom Front commanders are seen to have been killed along with several other members of this front.
At the same time, several members of the Freedom Front were taken prisoner during the conflict.
Sources claim that at least five Taliban fighters were also killed during the fighting.
The conflict began when the Taliban launched a major military operation against the positions of the Freedom Front and National Resistance Front in the village of Henroh-Bala in Koklamy valley of Salang district in Parwan province, last night.
Sources state that after this attack, Akmal Amir and his men were on their way from the mountains towards Shatal district in Panjshir when they were ambushed by the Taliban.
However, sources also claim that during the conflict in Koklamy valley in Salang, the Taliban set fire to three houses and arrested at least two of the inhabitants.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense also announced that Akmal Amir, the military commander of the Freedom Front, and eight of his subordinates were killed in clashes with this group’s forces in the Salang district of Parwan province.
The Kokalamy valley of Salang district shares a border with Shatal district of Panjshir province. According to reports, the National Resistance Front and the Freedom Front also traveled along this route at times.
The Freedom Front has not yet commented officially on the incident.
The National Resistance Front has confirmed the killing of these individuals.
Apparently, with the arrival of the spring season, clashes have erupted between the Taliban and the anti-Taliban military factions in verios parts of Afghanistan.
