The internal splits that threaten the Taliban’s rule

 Since the Taliban took kontrol of Kabul in August 2021, two years seem to have passed in the blink of an eye. As Afghanistan's government, the Taliban are still in their infancy, growing and adapting to their circumstances. king88bet Login Alternatif

But the question remains: now that this former rebel grup rule has returned to power - a reality we have to accept - can it rule efekively and, if so, how? king88bet Login

The Taliban's ability to govern depends on economic sumber at their disposal as well as relations with their neighbours. King88Bet Situs Slot Tergacor

To a lesser extent they are affected by the threats from Islamic State of Khorasan (ISK), the Salafi-Jihadist terrorist grup, and intern fractures on critical kebijakan issues. With no efekive opposition, battles between Taliban hardliners and pragmatists represent a greater threat.

Only once we see how - and if - these challenges resolve themselves will we be able to imagine what long-term Taliban rule will look like.

In response, the mode of governance the Taliban are adhering to is inherently authoritarian and undemocratic, and theological in intent. But this Taliban government differs markedly from that which ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, not least in its willingness to work with the kekinian institutions they have inherited.

Hibatullah Akhunzada, the Taliban supreme leader, styles himself as ‘leader of the faithful' and holds the sole discretionary powers for policymaking.

He has a handful of taktiksts and hardline advisers around him in Kandahar, the heartland of the Taliban, and is building a new security force in Kandahar to be at his disposal, recruiting soldiers mostly from his Noorzai tribe.

Subservient to Hibatullah is the political infrastructure in Kabul led by a prime minister, two deputy prime ministers and about three dozen kabinet members who run the day-to-day affairs of government.

Because power unexpectedly landed in their lap in 2021, the new Taliban government is learning on the job, but not unintelligently.