Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
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The republican insurgency in Afghanistan is an ongoing low-level[49][50] guerilla war[51][52] between the National Resistance Front and allied groups which fight under the banner of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on one side,[38] and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the state controlled by the Taliban) on the other side.[53] On 17 August 2021, former first vice president of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh declared himself the "caretaker" president of Afghanistan and announced the resistance.[9][54] On 26 August, a brief ceasefire was declared.[55] On 1 September, talks broke down and fighting resumed as the Taliban attacked resistance positions.[56]
Republican insurgency in Afghanistan | |||||||||
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Part of the Afghan conflict | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-Qaeda (alleged)[5]Supported by: Pakistan (unconfirmed)[6][7][8] |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan loyalists[note 1]
Supported by: Independent militias[16] Taliban dissidents[17] | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Units involved | |||||||||
Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Various pro-Taliban militias Pakistan Armed Forces (unconfirmed, rejected by Pakistan)[6][7][8]
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National Resistance Front of Afghanistan[11]
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Strength | |||||||||
60,000–260,000 Taliban armed forces overall |
2,000–10,000 (Panjshir resistance; estimates)[42]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
NRF claim: 950+ killed, 1,500+ captured (2021)[43][44][45][46][47] |
Heavy casualties[48] IEA claims: Large number of POWs, vehicles and weapons also captured |
As of 3 September 2021[update], in addition to the opposition in the Panjshir, there were also districts in the centre of Afghanistan that still resisted the Taliban, supported by ethnic and religious minorities.[57] On 6 September, the Taliban took control of most of the Panjshir province, with resistance fighters retreating to the mountains to continue fighting within the province.[4][58] Clashes in the valley mostly ceased mid-September,[59] while resistance leaders Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud fled to neighboring Tajikistan.[60][61] Despite these developments, NRF holdouts continued to fight, still waging a guerrilla campaign in several provinces including Baghlan, Balkh, Badakhshan, and Faryab by early 2022.[17] In addition, an independent anti-Taliban militia still held territory in Samangan Province as of December 2021.[16][12]
As of December 2022,[update] the NRF controls no territory but continues to carry out hit and run guerrilla attacks.[2] As of December 2023, NRF leader Ahmad Massoud claimed that the NRF was conducting attacks against the Taliban in 20 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.[62]