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flag Taliban leaders split over governance, with Kabul defying Kandahar’s orders to restore internet, revealing internal power struggles.

flag A leaked January 2025 audio recording reveals deepening internal divisions within the Taliban leadership, with Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warning of potential collapse due to infighting. flag BBC reporting, based on over 100 interviews, identifies two factions: one in Kandahar loyal to Akhundzada advocating for a strict, isolated Islamic state, and another in Kabul pushing for limited international engagement, economic development, and expanded education for girls. flag The rift intensified in late September 2025 when Kabul-based officials defied Akhundzada’s order to shut down internet and phone services, restoring connectivity days later—an unprecedented act of defiance that signals a challenge to his authority despite the group’s public claims of unity.

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