@hewadpress4: 🔴 Heavy Fighting Erupts Between Taliban Forces and Dissident Commander Juma Khan Fateh in Badakhshan 📍 BADAKHSHAN, AFGHANISTAN | August 12, 2026 | HewadPress — Heavy fighting has erupted in Badakhshan’s Nusay district between Taliban government forces and armed men loyal to dissident Taliban commander Juma Khan Fateh, with reports indicating casualties on both sides and clashes approaching the district center. BBC Pashto, citing two informed sources — one connected to the Taliban government and another close to Fateh — reported that the fighting began Tuesday afternoon between Fateh’s fighters and forces sent to Badakhshan by the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense. According to the BBC’s sources, both light and heavy weapons were used during the confrontation, and both sides suffered casualties. However, the sources said the exact number of dead and wounded remained unclear. Separate local reports said Fateh’s forces captured two Taliban outposts in the Doabi and Sarkoh areas and gained control over several rural areas, while Taliban forces continued to hold the Nusay district center. Journalist Sami Yousafzai, citing Taliban officials in Badakhshan, reported that at least five Taliban fighters were killed, 16 wounded and five others were missing. These figures have not been independently verified. Some reports suggest the confrontation erupted after Taliban Defense Ministry special forces began questioning and searching Fateh’s armed men in Nusay, an area considered Fateh’s main stronghold. Videos emerging from the district reportedly show Taliban helicopters flying over the area as sporadic gunfire can be heard. Local sources have also reported disruptions to telecommunications and internet services in parts of Nusay. The confrontation follows months of increasing tensions between Fateh and the Taliban leadership. Previous reporting linked the dispute to control of gold-mining operations, attempts to disarm Fateh’s loyalists, administrative appointments and competition for influence in mineral-rich Badakhshan. Fateh, a powerful Taliban commander from northeastern Afghanistan, was removed from his position as deputy governor of Zabul earlier this year amid the growing dispute with Taliban authorities. Taliban officials in Badakhshan have yet to publicly provide a detailed account of the latest fighting or confirm the reported casualty figures. HewadPress | Truth That Matters

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