Local sources report that the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has disarmed and detained nine individuals affiliated with Gulam Hussain, a local Tajik commander of the group in Takhar province.
According to information obtained by Hasht-e Subh Daily, these individuals were apprehended on Thursday, December 14, in the Chah-Ab district of Takhar province.
Sources indicate that the Taliban Defense Forces, predominantly of Pashtun, specifically targeted the detention of individuals associated with Gulam Hussain, who is of Tajik ethnicity, in Takhar province.
Gulam Hussain is recognized as a local Tajik commander of the Taliban in the Chah-Ab district of Takhar province.
As of now, the Taliban have not issued any official statement on this matter.
It is noteworthy that ethnic tensions, stemming from the predominantly Pashtun composition of the Taliban in Afghanistan, may be contributing to the detainment of Tajik individuals associated with the group in certain provinces.
