Allegations from Badakhshan Residents: Pashtun Taliban Behind Organized Land Purchases.
Some residents and local activists in Badakhshan province claim that Pashtun Taliban are behind the ongoing organized buying and selling of land and residential properties in Faizabad, the provincial capital.
This trend has increased sharply in recent months, raising widespread concern among local communities.
According to these sources, a significant portion of these transactions is conducted through intermediaries, and the identities of buyers are deliberately concealed.
Residents believe that the goal of these organized purchases is to gradually alter the ethnic balance of Badakhshan, where Tajiks and Uzbeks form the majority.
Activists claim that the Taliban are transferring property ownership to loyal or affiliated individuals in order to settle Pashtuns in the area a policy that, according to critics, was previously implemented in Balkh province.
Social and cultural activists warn that this process is not merely an economic issue but part of a targeted demographic engineering plan to weaken the presence of native communities.
They stress that if this situation continues, it could increase economic pressures, marginalize locals, and eventually lead to forced or involuntary displacement. The Taliban have not issued an official response to these allegations.
