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Reported Understanding Between Two Marshals on the Destruction of the Taliban.<\/strong><\/p>\n Discussions in certain political circles suggest that General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, has held contacts with Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum and requested his cooperation in confronting the Taliban.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sources say that during these talks, Munir reportedly promised \u201call forms of support\u201d and asked the Marshal to play an active role in the process of \u201cweakening and eliminating the Taliban.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n According to these circles, Marshal Dostum also put forward certain conditions for cooperation, and the two sides are said to have reached a general understanding on efforts aimed at weakening and destroying the Taliban.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is claimed that Pakistan\u2019s ongoing air operations against Taliban positions are intended to pave the way for the possible return and entry of Marshal Dostum.<\/strong><\/p>\n At the same time, reports indicate that Marshal Dostum has begun preparations for potential ground operations in parts of Afghanistan and is coordinating his military forces both inside and outside the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n Alongside these developments, the name of Mohammad Mohaqiq has also been mentioned as part of a possible alliance.<\/strong><\/p>\n Considered a close associate and political ally of Marshal Dostum, he wrote on his Facebook page one day earlier (Thursday, 12 March 2026) that the Taliban had recently placed him \u201cunder focus\u201d and were spreading \u201cfalse propaganda\u201d against him.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mohaqiq described the Taliban\u2019s actions as a sign of the group\u2019s \u201cconcern\u201d over new political movements, stating: \u201cWith the help of God and the dear nation, we are approaching the (the arena).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n His reference to \u201capproaching the arena\u201d has further intensified speculation about the possible reality of such an alliance.<\/strong><\/p>\n Simultaneously, reports have emerged suggesting that Pakistan has attempted to persuade certain Arab countries to reduce their support for the Taliban.<\/strong> Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has likewise been mentioned as one of the figures possibly involved in this coalition.<\/strong> However, no specific timeline has been announced for the start of any potential ground operations.<\/strong> This comes as Pakistan\u2019s air operations aimed at weakening Taliban forces reportedly continue.<\/strong> Reported Understanding Between Two Marshals on the Destruction of the Taliban. Discussions in certain political circles suggest that General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, has held contacts with Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum and requested his cooperation in confronting the Taliban. Sources say that during these talks, Munir reportedly promised \u201call forms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15944","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\/15944","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=15944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15957,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15944\/revisions\/15957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn this context, separate reports have also circulated regarding the possible closure of the Taliban\u2019s political office in Qatar, developments that are being interpreted by some observers as an indication of the expanding scope of an anti-Taliban coalition and the potential decline of the group\u2019s political standing.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSources say that, due to his connections with populations in southern provinces, Hekmatyar has assumed responsibility for coordinating activities in several Pashtun-majority areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMarshal Dostum had earlier promised that he would enter Afghanistan \u201csoon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIn the latest reported incident, Pakistani strikes targeted several Taliban military centres on the morning of Friday, 13 March 2026, in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, causing heavy casualties according to eyewitness accounts.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"