The men who pull the strings inside the Taliban – and now Afghanistan

Here are seven of the most influential leaders in the organisation

19 August 2021 - 19:55 By Muneeza Naqvi and Eltaf Najafizada

For decades the Taliban’s leadership structure has been in the shadows. Even before the US invasion in 2001, little was known about how the group operates beyond the names of a few top leaders...

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