Khorasani

Afghanistan International: Abdul Hamid Khorasani, a Tajik commander of the Taliban, says that the behaviour of the “Emirate’s leadership” towards non-Pashtun Taliban members is like that of “prisoners of war, slaves, and servants”. Khorasani stated, “This is not an Islamic Emirate, but rather an ethnic Emirate of the Kandahari and Zadran tribes.” According to him, the Taliban do not value people, especially women, “even as much as an animal”. Khorasani believes that the presence of Tajik and Uzbek Taliban representatives, including Qari Fasihuddin, is “symbolic” and that they “lack authority”. This disgruntled Tajik-origin Taliban commander claimed that, according to his information, Qari Fasihuddin, the Taliban’s chief of staff, is forbidden to leave the country, and his orders are not enforceable in the Ministry of Defense. Click here to read more (external link).