In its latest report, the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee states that the Taliban have reverted to the authoritarian Pashtun-centric policies of the 1990s.
Naseer Ahmad Faiq, the chargé d’affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, tweeted a portion of the report by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee team on Saturday, June 10. The report states that the Taliban’s governance policy primarily focuses on eliminating and repressing their opponents.
This report reveals that the Taliban are currently facing significant internal divisions regarding power-sharing at both the central and provincial levels. Moreover, the leaders in Kabul have limited involvement in major decision-making processes.
According to the information in this report, the Taliban’s appointment of 5 ministers and 9 governors exclusively from the Pashtun ethnic group in their cabinet signifies their Pashtun-centric policy.
The report by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee further states that the Taliban have failed to comply with the Doha Agreement, which requires them to sever ties with other terrorist groups. They have continued their relationship with Al-Qaeda and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The report further adds that Al-Qaeda is enhancing its operational capabilities in Afghanistan, and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in coordination with the Afghan Taliban, has escalated its attacks in Pakistan.
After reports were published regarding the decrease in drug cultivation in Afghanistan by the British research center ALCIS, the United Nations Security Council report states that drug prices have risen and there has been an increase in methamphetamine production. The report also emphasizes the participation of prominent Taliban figures in drug production and trafficking.
The Taliban have not yet shown any reaction to this report.
In response to the publication of the United Nations Security Council report, Ali Maysam Nazari, the spokesperson for the National Resistance Front (NRF) led by Ahmad Massoud, stated that the report confirms their claim regarding the Taliban’s cooperation with terrorist groups in Afghanistan.