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Armed Taliban in Herat
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The Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan for more than a year.
There is still resistance to Islamist rule.
According to its own statements, the national resistance movement National Resistance Front (NRF) has now recaptured part of the north-eastern province of Badakhshan from the Taliban.
A local resident confirmed to the dpa news agency that the Shekai district, with around 30,000 inhabitants, has been partially under rebel control since Monday.
For the Taliban, it would be the first area to lose to the resistance movement.
They firmly rejected the representation.
The information could not initially be verified independently.
An NRF spokesman told local media that the rebels had captured ten Taliban fighters, including the district governor.
Other Taliban defected.
A spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Kabul called the NRF's statements "lies" and "false rumours".
Shekai District is on the border with Tajikistan.
The militant Islamist Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan since August 2021.
Along with the terrorist militia "Islamic State," the National Resistance Front is the biggest competitor to the Taliban.
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