Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF):

This group popped up after the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, and it is continuing its activities in different military, civil and cultural arenas inside and outside the country. The front is led by General Yasin Zia, a former defense minister and chief of general staff, and the major parts of its members are former security forces.

Dr. Asim Sharar, representative of the front in an interview stated that the main goal of the front is to “free people from forced demands of Taliban”. The activities of the front focus mostly in northern provinces as Baghlan, Parwan, Kapisa, Panjshir, Kabul, Takhar, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Badakhshan and some other provinces as Kandahar, Nuristan and Daykundi.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front and the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan jointly carried out some operations in Andarab, but Sharar emphasized that it is impossible the two fronts to be integrated.

He added either side that fights against oppression, dictatorship is commandable, and all sides will support it as well. Yet, the donors and the ones who provide them with the equipment are not known. Although Sharar emphasized their fighters have gained equipment fighting against Taliban.
 

Yasin Zia, leader of the Afghanistan Freedom Front, said on Tuesday Feb 25, 2025 that his movement is not merely fighting the Taliban but is engaged in a broader counterterrorism mission to eradicate extremism from Afghanistan.

“We are not just fighting the Taliban—we are standing against terrorism. There is no such thing as good or bad terrorism, and this struggle will not end until Afghanistan is free of it,” Zia said at the fifth round of the Vienna Conference on Afghanistan, held in Austria.

Zia emphasized that the Taliban’s rule has allowed terrorist groups to thrive, posing a threat not only to Afghanistan but to regional and global security.

Zia also took aim at the Taliban’s economic interests, suggesting that financial considerations dictate their actions.

“The Taliban rush wherever there is money to be made. One leader runs in one direction, another flies to a different country—all to keep the flow of funds intact,” he said.