Resistance Forces Kill Four Taliban in Badakhshan Rocket Attack
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) launched a rocket attack targeting the Taliban governor’s office and a nearby security post in Faizabad, Badakhshan province. The group reported that four Taliban members were killed and five others wounded in the strike and a subsequent 30-minute gun battle. Local residents confirmed hearing explosions and heavy gunfire near the provincial compound. This operation marks an escalation in resistance efforts to disrupt Taliban supply lines and logistics in northern Afghanistan.
Date: August 20, 2026
Location: Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Conflict: Afghanistan Conflict
Category: explosion
Severity: MEDIUM
Casualties reported: 4
Source: Afghanistan International