Dossier
Kandahar faction
Coverage of Kandahar faction in the Nexus archive.
- Can Kabul hold?
The Taliban regime in Kabul faces internal fragmentation between the Kandahar and Kabul factions, economic reliance on illicit trade, and growing opposition from groups like the National Resistance Front led by Ahmad Massoud. Decentralized resistance movements and regional tensions further threaten the administration's stability.