Hibatullah warns Taliban members against ‘mistrust and interference’

Hibatullah warns Taliban members against ‘mistrust and interference’

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in a 14-point directive has urged Taliban members to avoid mistrust and interference in one another’s work, warning that they are facing a “major test.” In the directive, released amid reports of internal differences among senior Taliban figures, Akhundzada said “officials” should avoid actions that could create mistrust and instructed them to refrain from ethnic, regional and linguistic bias. The directive u…