Former Faryab Governor Alleges Taliban Distributing Land to ‘Foreign Carriers’ in Faryab
Naqibullah Faiz, former governor of Faryab, has claimed that the Taliban administration in this province is distributing identification cards and land to individuals he refers to as “foreign carriers” under the guise of “Kuchi and migrant” groups. He released a document allegedly from the Taliban police command in Faryab, stating that this process is being conducted in an organized manner, although the authenticity and date of the document have not been independently verified.
Faiz described this action as the “largest program” undertaken by the Taliban administration in Faryab. He added that following protests by residents of the Qaramqul district against the distribution of IDs, the Taliban leader ordered an acceleration of land and identity document allocations to these individuals and their families.
According to Faiz, the recent visit of Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Economic Prime Minister of the Taliban administration, to Faryab was part of this effort to monitor the process. Faiz claimed that the inauguration of several projects during this visit was an attempt to quell local anger.
The former governor also alleged that Abdulahad Fazli, the previous Taliban-appointed governor of Faryab, was appointed to the Ministry of Communications after suppressing protests and advancing the ID distribution process.
He warned that the Taliban’s next step in northern Afghanistan would be the large-scale relocation of hundreds of thousands of migrants who, he said, entered the country under the labels “Kuchi” or “migrant” from Waziristan. These claims come amid Pakistan intensifying forced expulsions of Afghan migrants in recent months, with thousands returning daily under difficult conditions.
The Taliban administration has not yet issued an official response to these allegations. If such a program is confirmed, it could heighten concerns over demographic changes and opaque land distribution in some northern areas, a matter that has previously sparked social and ethnic sensitivities.
