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I wonder if we’re on the verge of a civil war among Talibans in Afghanistan — between the powerful Haqqani faction in Kabul and the religious Kandahari faction, with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) jihadists stirring up the pot.

Several Haqqanis have been killed, detained, or exiled in the last three months, and now this seemingly retaliatory explosion in Kunduz targeting the Kandahari faction.

I wonder if we’re on the verge of a civil war among Talibans in Afghanistan — between the powerful Haqqani faction in Kabul and the religious Kandahari faction, with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) jihadists stirring up the pot.

Several Haqqanis have been killed, detained, or exiled in the last three months, and now this seemingly retaliatory explosion in Kunduz targeting the Kandahari faction.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/2/11/bomb-blast-kills-at-least-five-in-afghanistan

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Power struggles within the Taliban could reshape the region curious to see how this unfolds.