The Taliban has been forced to undergo a reorganization. For example, the the high command of the terrorist organization is the Quetta Shura (council), consisting of fifteen of the most senior leaders. But so far this year, seven of the fifteen members of the Quetta Shura have been arrested, and most of the others are scattered and on the run.
Decisions are still getting made, but without the consensus that the Shura arrangement delivers. Consensus is important, because too many people in the Taliban believe they should be the boss, or are looking out for family or tribal interests as well. Civil war within the Taliban has been a problem always lurking just beneath the surface. There are already four major factions (two each in the Afghanistan and Pakistan branches, and several further subdivisions.) The current tribulations of the Quetta Shura is likely to lead to even more divisiveness. |