New Moral Scandal Within the Taliban; Senior Official Arrested in Kabul on Adultery Charges.
Local sources report a new scandal within the ranks of the Taliban, in which a senior official of the group has been arrested in Kabul on charges of an extramarital relationship.
This incident once again highlights the deep gap between the Taliban’s strict moral claims and the actual behavior of its officials.
Sources confirmed on Friday, February 6, 2026, that the detained individual is Mawlawi Badruddin Omari, the Taliban’s head of military personnel control in Kabul.
According to the sources, he is originally from Kandahar province and was arrested along with a woman in a house outside Kabul after being pursued by Taliban intelligence.
The arrest reportedly followed growing internal suspicions within the group.
Based on source information, the Taliban official was involved with a 27-year-old woman named Bahara Haji-Zada, and images and videos found on her mobile phone confirm the existence of the relationship.
The Taliban have so far remained silent on the matter.
Similar cases have been reported in the past, but in many instances Taliban officials were released after arrest without any publicly announced punishment.
This has intensified criticism over double standards, internal immunity, and the credibility of the Taliban’s moral claims.
