Qari Fasihuddin

Afghanistan International: 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 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. Click here to read more (external link).