Articles tagged with "Badakhshan"
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Ethnic rifts deepen among Afghan Taliban as talks with dissident commander fail
A Tajik commander's arrest after refusing to surrender gold and lapis lazuli mines reveals tensions between Kandahar's Pashtun-dominated Taliban leadership and non-Pashtun fighters over resources and political influence.
July 2, 2026
Gold mine power struggle exposes widening rifts inside Taliban ranks
Deadly clashes among Taliban factions in Badakhshan over lucrative gold mines highlight growing internal fractures within the group, with local and non-local forces competing for revenue in a region critical to Afghanistan’s mineral wealth and strategic routes
November 1, 2025
