The Taliban have set up a powerful new border commission under Mullah Hibatullah with wide authority over border zones, security and tribal affairs, sources say.
The Taliban have removed 1,136 government officials and appointed 1,555 loyalists as part of a major overhaul to tighten ideological control over Afghanistan’s state system.
Five Chinese nationals were killed in a deadly attack on a gold mine in Afghanistan’s Takhar province as a violent dispute over mining control escalated.
Afghanistan under the Taliban has transformed into a rigid one-man system centered entirely around Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. Governance through institutions has been replaced by personal decrees issued from Kandahar, marginalizing both the cabinet and the shura. This concentration of power has deepened internal fractures and poses serious risks to regional stability.
