Pashtun Dominated Taliban Government

Language and Ethnic Bias in Hiring: Inside Afghanistan’s National and International Organizations

7th October, 2026 · admin

8am: Credible sources at some domestic and foreign organizations operating in Afghanistan have complained, expressing concern over ethnic and linguistic hiring practices in these organizations. They claim that, under the pretext of facilitating understanding and dialogue and speeding up their work with the Taliban, these organizations avoid hiring non-Pashto speakers. According to their claim, officials

Pashtuns Hold Power While Other Ethnic Groups Are Excluded, Says Islamabad Conference

30th September, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: The Islamabad International Conference on Afghanistan said Pashtuns, who make up 42% of the population, hold power, while the remaining 58%, including Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks and Turkmens, are excluded. The statement said the Taliban administration was neither inclusive nor legitimate, adding that excluding a large part of society from power created conditions for

Kabul Teacher Accuses Taliban Of Using Religion To Pursue Ethnic Objectives

22nd August, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: Nawidullah Fitrat, a teacher in Kabul, accused the Taliban in a Facebook video on Friday of using religion to pursue ethnic objectives, saying the group’s true nature had become clear to the public. In the video, which was broadcast live on his Facebook page, Fitrat said: “This may be my last video, but

From Mahdi to Fateh: Lessons to Learn

20th August, 2026 · admin

8am: Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid was a devoted foot soldier of the Taliban. He was also non-Pashtun and an outsider within the group’s regime. Unlike many others, he was not an unquestioning follower of the Taliban Supreme Leader’s decisions, and in some instances he acted as a rights-seeker, making decisions regarding the territory under his authority

Admission of Arbitrary Arrests and Torture Fuels Growing Internal Dissent Within the Taliban Over Intelligence Practices

16th December, 2025 · admin

8am: For years, the Taliban repeatedly denied torturing or humiliating prisoners in their detention facilities. An audio document obtained by the Hasht-e Subh Daily challenges those claims. In the recording, a local Taliban official openly confirms that Taliban intelligence tortures detainees and carries out arbitrary arrests. The document reveals that many people are detained and

Taliban’s cabinet largely dominated by leaders from Kandahar

16th November, 2025 · admin

Amu: The provincial skew underscores what critics describe as the Taliban’s insular and exclusionary approach to governance. Cabinet roles are overwhelmingly filled by ethnic Pashtuns from the south and southeast, while much of the country — including major provinces such as Kabul, Nangarhar, Herat, and Balkh — are entirely absent from the cabinet’s makeup. Women,

Taliban, UN Officials Tied To Aid Diversion, US Watchdog Finds

14th August, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: The report alleges that the Taliban block and redirect aid to ensure it reaches Pashtun communities rather than Tajik and Hazara populations. It says only 30 to 40 percent of all aid sent to Afghanistan has reached those truly in need. The United States has provided nearly $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to

Russia Calls for Inclusive Political Structure in Afghanistan, Highlighting Ethnic Representation

16th July, 2025 · admin

Khaama: Russia emphasizes the need for an inclusive political structure in Afghanistan, stressing the importance of ethnic representation in governance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in China, called for “national unity” in Afghanistan and the involvement of various ethnic and political groups in

Tensions among Taliban commanders resurface in Badakhshan: Sources

29th May, 2025 · admin

Amu: Local sources confirmed on Thursday that tensions among local Taliban commanders have flared in the northeastern province of Badakhshan where similar rifts were also reported previously. The new round of such rifts emerged in Jurm after efforts by senior Taliban commanders to detain a fellow commander of Tajik ethnicity was failed, sources said. The

Akhundzada’s Concerns Over Taliban Regime Collapse: Government Roles Reserved for Loyalists

19th January, 2025 · admin

8am: Previously, the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) reported that of the 1,137 senior Taliban officials, 891 were Pashtun, 53 Tajik, 28 Uzbek, and 6 Hazara. According to this research, 40 of the top-tier Taliban Supreme Leaders, including the Supreme Leader, prime minister, and ministers of defense, higher education, education, culture, rural development, labor and

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Tag Archives: Pashtun dominated Taliban government

Language and Ethnic Bias in Hiring: Inside Afghanistan’s National and International Organizations

Pashtuns Hold Power While Other Ethnic Groups Are Excluded, Says Islamabad Conference

Kabul Teacher Accuses Taliban Of Using Religion To Pursue Ethnic Objectives

From Mahdi to Fateh: Lessons to Learn

Admission of Arbitrary Arrests and Torture Fuels Growing Internal Dissent Within the Taliban Over Intelligence Practices

Taliban’s cabinet largely dominated by leaders from Kandahar

Taliban, UN Officials Tied To Aid Diversion, US Watchdog Finds

Russia Calls for Inclusive Political Structure in Afghanistan, Highlighting Ethnic Representation

Tensions among Taliban commanders resurface in Badakhshan: Sources

Akhundzada’s Concerns Over Taliban Regime Collapse: Government Roles Reserved for Loyalists