Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has reassigned nine senior Taliban officials to new posts, continuing a pattern of internal reshuffling that has marked their governance since returning to power nearly four years back.
The appointments, announced Wednesday in a statement by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, affect a mix of provincial and central government roles. As with previous reshuffles, all appointees are members of the Taliban’s existing ranks, transferred from one post to another.
Among the reappointments, Zia-ur-Rahman Madani, formerly Taliban governor of Logar, is now Taliban Deputy Minister for Professional Affairs at the Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Religious Affairs.
Gul Zarin, previously Taliban’s head of Nomadic Affairs in the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs, becomes Taliban Deputy Minister for Housing, Construction, and Regional Development.
Mahmood Shah Zahid, former Taliban deputy of finance and administration in the Administrative Affairs Office, has been named Taliban Deputy Director for Policy and Evaluation at the Directorate of State-Owned Enterprises.
Sayed Hassan Shah Agha, formerly Taliban deputy governor of Kandahar, now serves as Taliban Deputy for Finance and Administration in the Administrative Affairs Office.
Salahuddin Ayoubi, previously Taliban police chief of Zabul, has been appointed Taliban governor of Logar Province.
Qudratullah Amini, a former Taliban Interior Ministry adviser, is now Taliban Deputy Governor of Kabul.
Abdul Halim Halimi, former Taliban district governor of Gurbuz in Khost, becomes Taliban police chief of Zabul Province.
Mohammad Younis Mokhles, former Taliban deputy governor of Kabul, is now a Taliban adviser to the Ministry of Interior.
Jamaluddin Wahaj, previously Taliban Taliban intelligence chief in Uruzgan, has been named Taliban head of security for the police command in Baghlan.
The Taliban offered no explanation for the changes, which continue their long-standing practice of circulating officials within its own ranks rather than bringing in outside professionals or technocrats.
Critics say the pattern reinforces a closed system of governance that excludes non-Taliban participation and fails to address the country’s growing administrative and economic challenges.
