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Taliban: Making an Investment Pitch

Taliban · Kandahar

Taliban: Making an Investment Pitch

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The Taliban’s acting minister of commerce and trade, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, showed up at the Astana International Forum on May 30, bringing a ...See the Story

The Decline of the Tajik Taliban's Military and Economic Power; Fasihuddin's Silence

Kandahar, Afghanistan · Kandahar

The Decline of the Tajik Taliban's Military and Economic Power; Fasihuddin's Silence

The Kandahar faction of the Taliban, led by Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, has targeted the power of Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the group’s chief of staff, by reducing some of his forces, and by seizing and extracting mines in the northeastern region. The Tajik Taliban, who fought against the former Afghan government for years under the leadership of Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, now have their military and economic position within the Taliban power stru…Read Article

Islamic Emirate Begins Support Initiatives for Afghan Refugees in Neighboring Countries

Refugees · Kandahar

Islamic Emirate Begins Support Initiatives for Afghan Refugees in Neighboring Countries

Kabul allocates funds for refugee housing, urges humane treatment from neighbors The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has launched new efforts to improve the conditions of Afghan refugees in neighboring countries, according to Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Administrative Deputy of the Prime Minister’s Office. During a visit to a refugee township in Kandahar’s Daman District, Hanafi emphasized the importance of treating ...Read Article

Exclusive: Taliban halve subsistence allowances for their military university staff

Taliban have cut monthly subsistence allowances for staff at their military universities, including the National Defense University, from 4,000 to 2,000 Afghanis — roughly $58 to $29 — according to two independent sources familiar with the matter. The reduction is part of a broader effort by the Taliban to scale back military expenditures amid mounting fiscal strain. In addition to cutting allowances, university employees have been instructed to…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

Taliban leader order salary cuts for civil servants: Sources

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered a reduction in the salaries of public employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures, according to a source familiar with the decision in Kandahar. The move follows an earlier directive by Taliban leader to reduce the size of the country’s civil service and security ranks by 20 percent. The order stems from what sources describe as severe budget constraints and mounting economic challenges. Wh…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

Former Police Officer Killed in Kandahar as Mysterious Killings Rise

A former police officer has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, amid a growing number of mysterious killings across the country. The post Former Police Officer Killed in Kandahar as Mysterious Killings Rise appeared first on KabulNow.Kandahar, Afghanistan · Kandahar Read Article

8pm News 18 May 2025

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has assumed direct control over Afghanistan’s financial affairs and relocated key fiscal authority from Kabul to Kandahar, according to four officials with knowledge of the matter. The move, which has not been publicly announced by the Taliban administration, sidelines the Ministry of Finance and centralizes decision-making in Hibatullah’s stronghold in southern Afghanistan. Sources familiar with internal ope…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

Taliban leader shifts financial authority to Kandahar, bypassing Kabul, sources say

KANDAHAR — Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has assumed direct control over Afghanistan’s financial affairs and relocated key fiscal authority from Kabul to Kandahar, according to four sources from Kandahar with knowledge of the matter. According to sources, the move, which has not been publicly announced by the Taliban administration, sidelines the Taliban-run Ministry of Finance and centralizes decision-making in the leader’s stronghold in…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

Taliban leader sidelines Haqqani in key reshuffles

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has continued reshuffling Taliban’s senior police commanders in a move that further sidelines Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister. In the latest changes, Akhundzada reassigned the Taliban’s police chiefs of Bamiyan and Samangan provinces, transferring each to the other’s post. These appointments, although officially under Haqqani’s purview, were made directly by the reclusive supreme le…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

Returnees from Pakistan face joblessness and rising economic hardship

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghans forcibly returned from Pakistan say they are grappling with severe economic challenges, citing widespread unemployment and a lack of basic services as they struggle to rebuild their lives. Atiqullah, one of the recently returned migrants, now lives in a modest neighborhood in Kandahar Province after being deported from Pakistan. He says that without a job, he is unable to afford even basic medical care. “You can s…Kandahar, Afghanistan · Kandahar Read Article

Sources: Hibatullah pushes to downsize Taliban forces amid internal tensions

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is pushing forward with plans to cut 20 percent of their military personnel, despite growing internal tensions and opposition from key factions within the Taliban, two sources from within the Taliban told Amu on Sunday. The decision, according to the sources, has deepened existing divisions between Taliban figures loyal to the Kandahar-based leadership and those affiliated with the Haqqani network, who are re…Taliban · Kandahar Read Article

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