Recent edicts by ultraconservatives based in Kandahar overrode the wishes of some Taliban officials in the capital and in the provinces.
continues to reside in Kandahar rather than in Kabul, home to Taliban ministries and the group’s acting prime minister.“This is [the supreme leader] taking more control” over national policy and how his directives are followed in Kabul and elsewhere, said an aid official in Kabul with direct knowledge of negotiations within Taliban leadership.
“At first, we were just sent guidelines” from the supreme leader for formulating policy, said one Taliban official in Kabul at the ministry level. “Now for anything important, we need to get Kandahar’s approval,” he said.
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