In Afghanistan, the national resistance movement National Resistance Front (NRF) says it has recaptured part of the north-eastern province of Badakhshan from the Taliban.
A local resident confirmed to the German Press 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 they 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".
However, a Taliban representative from Badakhshan confirmed the arrest of the governor to the dpa.
The Shekai District is located on the border with Tajikistan.
The militant Islamist Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan since August 2021.
Alongside the Islamic State terrorist militia, the National Resistance Front is considered to be the biggest competitor to the Taliban.