Taliban Disarms & Imprisons Tajik Commander In Takhar

The Taliban has disarmed and imprisoned one of their Tajik commanders in the Chah Ab district of Takhar province.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that Haji Ghulam Hussain had been arrested six days ago, and 350 of his forces had been disarmed.

Apparently, a special unit of the group and Taliban intelligence forces from Kabul were sent to Takhar to disarm and arrest Haji Ghulam Hussain.

Sources said that Haji Ghulam Hussain had been collaborating with the Taliban since 2016. He was previously a commander under Amir Bashir, a former Mujahideen leader in Takhar.

Bashir was a former commander of the Hizb-e-Islami who later joined the Jamiat-e-Islami Party. Bashir and his forces played a significant role in the Taliban's fight against former government forces in Takhar.

Sources mentioned that Haji Ghulam Hussain is currently imprisoned at the 40th Directorate of the Taliban Intelligence Agency in Kabul.

There is no information about the motive behind the disarmament of this Tajik Taliban commander in Takhar. He was described as a prominent military figure of the Taliban in Takhar and the northeastern region, having a role in controlling gold mines in Chah Ab district of Takhar.

This is not the first time the Taliban group has arrested one of their local commanders in the northern provinces. Previously, several Uzbek commanders in Faryab and Takhar had also been arrested and disarmed.

Recently, the UN Security Council's technical sanctions committee reported tensions between Pashtun and non-Pashtun Taliban in northern Afghanistan. The report mentioned that the Taliban leadership in Kandahar is seeking to strengthen its position and influence over non-Pashtun Taliban.

According to the report, due to these tensions, some orders from the Taliban leader, including the ban on poppy cultivation in Badakhshan, have been ignored.