Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – After almost a month of Taliban control of Afghanistan, there are reports of the emergence of seeds of division among the leaders of the group.
The public began to doubt the unity of the Taliban in early September, when Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar disappeared from the public eye. Reports that he had been murdered also reinforced those doubts.
Doubts persist even though Baradar reappears through pre-recorded footage. He was clearly not speaking from his own thoughts, but rather seemed to be reading a statement.
To allay public suspicions about his death or injury, Baradar was also photographed attending a meeting with UN officials on Monday (20/9/2021). Even so, diplomatic and political sources say the discord among Taliban leaders is very real.
They added that if disharmony grows, it will cause further problems for the Afghan people. A writer and reporter who spent years covering the Taliban says the situation is the result of political-military divisions, especially hardliners who feel indebted after 20 years of fighting.
A political source with decades of ties to top Taliban officials agreed with the statement. He said the effects of the rift extended to the detriment of many, especially when members of the group forcibly took the belongings of former Afghan officials and their families.
“Right now, all they care about is taking people’s cars and houses,” the source said, quoted by Al Jazeera, Friday (9/24/2021).
The former official’s family said Taliban members were trying to seize their belongings. Including their rental house and private car.
This action is certainly different from the statement of the deputy minister of information and culture Zabihullah Mujahid. “We have instructed everyone not to enter anyone’s house, whether civilian or military,” he stressed at the time.
Moreover, the sources agreed that the current Taliban leadership is facing many of the same problems with factions as the previous administration of former President Ashraf Ghani.
As with the rest of the Afghan government, divisions among the Taliban are more inclined due to different personalities. But unlike previous administrations, the Taliban have not only suffered from overly ambitious members or opposing political views, their divisions are far more fundamental.
According to him, currently the Taliban consists of fighters who are still waiting for the spoils of war versus politicians who want to assuage the fears of the Afghan people and the international community.
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