Taliban Border Commander Removed After Dispute with Badakhshan Governor.
Local sources say Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada dismissed Commander Gulbuddin Almas, head of the Shighnan Border Battalion, after a verbal dispute with the Taliban governor of Badakhshan. He was reportedly summoned to Kandahar and immediately removed from his post.
Sources describe the dismissal as part of a broader Taliban effort to restructure power, sideline local commanders, and tighten control over Badakhshan. Several senior Taliban officials in the province have reportedly been dismissed, transferred, or recalled in recent weeks.
