"Rift at top of the Taliban: clash of wills behind internet shutdown.
The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan is being shaken by internal friction, according to a BBC investigation.
In a leaked audio clip, the supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warns that the entire regime could collapse as a result of the differences of opinion.
There are two clear centers of power. One in Kandahar, loyal to Akhundzada and his strict interpretation of Islam, and one in Kabul, where influential Taliban want to open the country to the outside world and allow women's education.
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered the internet to be shut down throughout Afghanistan in September, but the order was reportedly defied by several senior ministers. The incident is described as the most serious internal challenge to Akhundzada's authority since the Taliban movement took power in 2021.
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le bi partisme chez les talibans
