Taliban intelligence agencies have reportedly initiated targeted interrogations and surveillance operations directed at members and military commanders affiliated with Hezb-e Islami, particularly those maintaining close ties to party leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Informed sources confirm that senior party figures and former battlefield commanders are being subjected to intense questioning as the regime tightens its grip on political opposition.
This intelligence sweep follows escalating political friction between Hekmatyar and the de facto administration in Kabul. In recent months, Hekmatyar has increasingly criticized the regime’s governance policies, citing corruption, administrative repression, and systematic exclusion. In response, Taliban authorities have taken aggressive steps to neutralize Hezb-e Islami’s organizational network, closing party offices and restricting political activities.
The crackdown on a major faction that previously maintained a formal peace agreement highlights the regime’s growing paranoia and intolerance toward any alternative political authority. By targeting seasoned military commanders and party cadres, the Taliban leadership seeks to preempt potential internal dissent, ensuring absolute centralization of power through coercive intelligence mechanisms.
For neighboring states, particularly Pakistan, the widening fractures between political factions inside Afghanistan reflect severe long-term instability. The regime’s inability to establish political consensus, combined with systematic crackdowns on internal actors, destabilizes the domestic environment and heightens security risks along shared border corridors.
International political observers note that suppressing former allies and political factions will further isolate the administration in Kabul. Sustainable governance cannot rely permanently on intelligence interrogations and authoritarian coercion; without genuine political inclusion, internal friction will continue to erode state stability and fuel cross-border security challenges.