{"id":15668,"date":"2026-02-21T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15668"},"modified":"2026-02-21T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:07:14","slug":"divergence-of-views-between-mullah-yaqub-and-taliban-leadership-over-mullah-mazloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/divergence-of-views-between-mullah-yaqub-and-taliban-leadership-over-mullah-mazloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Divergence of Views Between Mullah Yaqub and Taliban Leadership Over Mullah Mazloom."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Divergence of Views Between Mullah Yaqub and Taliban Leadership Over Mullah Mazloom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mullah Fazel Mazloom, the former Deputy Minister of Defense of the Taliban, has been removed from his position and transferred to the Ministry of Transport due to deep disagreements between Mullah Yaqub, the Taliban Defense Minister, and the group\u2019s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Internal Taliban sources told the Iranian news agency IRNA that Mullah Yaqub revoked all of Mazloom\u2019s executive powers, effectively reducing him to a symbolic position without real authority in the Ministry of Defense. This move highlights the divergent views and power struggles at the top of the group. Sources further note that even Mazloom\u2019s close aides were under direct control of Mullah Yaqub, handling daily ministry operations\u2014a clear indication of the depth of the internal conflict and the significant reduction of the influence of this well-known Taliban commander.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These internal disputes not only involved Mazloom and Mullah Yaqub but also included clashes with Qari Fasihuddin, the Chief of Staff of the Defense Ministry. Mazloom, who played a key role during the northern campaigns and the first Taliban regime and was widely considered a potential candidate for Defense Minister, now remains only a ceremonial figure under internal pressures and with severely restricted powers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking at Mazloom\u2019s background, it is evident that he has a long history within the Taliban ranks: he was captured by Abdul Rashid Dostum\u2019s forces in 2001, handed over to the Americans, and detained for over 13 years at Guantanamo before being released in 2014. Analysts say that the divergent views between the Defense Minister and the Taliban leader regarding Mazloom\u2019s role and position expose part of the leadership and internal management crisis within the Taliban. Despite efforts to maintain the appearance of unity, these hidden power struggles, nepotistic appointments, and the marginalization of former commanders reveal the leadership structure\u2019s vulnerability to serious internal challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Divergence of Views Between Mullah Yaqub and Taliban Leadership Over Mullah Mazloom. Mullah Fazel Mazloom, the former Deputy Minister of Defense of the Taliban, has been removed from his position and transferred to the Ministry of Transport due to deep disagreements between Mullah Yaqub, the Taliban Defense Minister, and the group\u2019s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Internal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15676,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15668\/revisions\/15676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}