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2021-03-07 Afghanistan
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Taliban Reshuffles Key Posts as New Fighting Season Nears
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[ToloNews] The Taliban
 ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has reshuffled their key posts and ranks by appointing designated governors, deputy governors and heads of military commissions for 19 provinces, calling it a normal practice within their ranks, but the government and analysts say the move is a sign of preparations for the upcoming fighting season and that it shows the group’s "unwillingness" for peace efforts.
The Taliban has appointed designated governors for 11 provinces, including Khost, Nangarhar
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The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Paktia, Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
, Kabul, Samangan, Kunduz, Takhar, Bamiyan
...a place in Afghanistan that used to have some historically interesting statues of the Buddha carved into a mountainside. Then the holy men showed up and now all they have is some big holes...
, Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman .The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property. After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
and Parwan, sources said. They have also appointed designated deputy governors for three provinces, commanders of military units for five provinces and heads of military commissions for at least seven provinces.
Sources close to the group said some of the newly appointed designated governors are those who have fought against the government for years.
The Taliban has picked Mawlawi Mubarak as its designated governor for Khost, sources said. Mubarak is a resident of Kandahar and has been seen fighting against the government forces in Arghandab and Panjwai districts in the southern province. He has also played a key role in supplying the Taliban fighters in the south.
Another for the group is Mawlawi Neda Mohammad as their designated governor for Nangarhar. He is also a Kandahar resident and has served as the designated deputy head of intelligence of the group. Neda Mohammad has also worked a coordinator for the group in northern provinces.
Mawlawi Hamza has been appointed as the new designated governor of the group for Paktia. He is from Uruzgan and a sibling to Mullah Naeem, one of the famous commanders of the group. Hamaz has served as the Taliban’s designated governor for Maidan Wardak province.
Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung...
the group has picked Mohammad Essa Akhund as its designated governor for Paktika province. He is from Kandahar and has worked as the designated head of the group’s financial commission in the province.
Also Mawlawi Abdul Rahman has been appointed as Taliban’s designated governor for Kabul. He is from Kandahar and has been associated with the teachings to the youth.
Moreover, Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Kunduzi who has been appointed as the Taliban’s new designated governor for Samangan. He is a resident of Kunduz and has served as the group’s designated district governor for many districts. He has been associated with the Taliban’s judicial bodies.
The Taliban has also appointed Mawlawi Nooruddin as the designated governor for Takhar province, Mawlawi Anas for Bamiyan, Qari Zainulabuddin for Laghman and Mohammad Farid for Parwan.
Referring to the move, the Afghan government said it shows the Taliban’s "unwillingness" for peace.
"Taliban seeks to impose their agenda on Afghans by force, but the national security and defense forces will not allow anyone to impose their will on the people," a presidential front man Dawa Khan Menapal said.
The Taliban did not announce their so-called spring offensive last year as part of their commitment to the Doha agreement. However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
analysts said the new move shows some signs of preparations for the new fighting season.
"The Taliban is apparently preparing for the fighting in the spring by announcing their new structure," said Faiz Mohammad Zaland, a university lecturer.
Another university lecturer, Nasrullah Stanekzai, said the move has three messages: "The Taliban wants to show they have an executive authority and can appoint governors; they want to mount pressure on Americans to remain committed to the Doha agreement; and lastly, they have failed to achieve their targets after months of political efforts, therefore, they have opted for a reshuffle in their ranks."
"The fighting has not stopped. The appointment of new governors means fighting," a journalist Sami Yousafzai said.
But Taliban front man Zabihullah Mujahid said the reshuffle has no link with the ongoing political situation in the country and that is a usual practice for the group. 
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