The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, has reported that hostility between the Kandahari Taliban and the forces of Fasihuddin Fitrat, the group's Chief of Army Staff, in Badakhshan, is growing.
The organisation stated that due to increasing the tension the Taliban leadership has formed a committee to resolve the dispute.
According to AGT's report, the Taliban leadership appointed Mohammad Haroon, who heads one of the group's intelligence departments, to lead this dispute resolution committee.
The AGT noted that all key allies of Fasihuddin in Badakhshan have either been removed from their positions or transferred to other provinces. The report indicated that Fasihuddin spent days in Kandahar attempting to retain at least one of his close allies in Badakhshan.
The AGT also suggested that the Kandahari Taliban, who now control Badakhshan, have started disarming the local Taliban and imposing strict measures on them. According to the report, the Badakhshani Taliban, who have close ties with Fasihuddin, feel marginalised in their own province.
This report coincides with protests in Darayim district in Badakhshan, where residents demonstrated against what they called "oppression and tyranny by non-Badakhshani Taliban”. Reports indicate that, following these protests, the Taliban fired shots, resulting in at least one fatality.
