A United Nations Security Council report has been denounced by the Taliban as “baseless and biased” for describing the Afghan administration as “highly exclusionary” and “repressive.” The report, published earlier in June by the UNSC’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, stated that the Taliban’s governance structures continue to be exclusionary, Pashtun-centred, and repressive towards opposition.
The report also highlighted that Kandahar’s return as the seat of power, similar to its role during the Taliban’s rule in the 1990s, bypasses senior Taliban ministers in Kabul due to the decision-making process. It revealed that the group faces internal conflict over crucial policies, centralisation of power, and control of Afghanistan’s financial and natural resources. The ongoing power struggles risk causing an outbreak of armed conflict between rival…
