The Taliban have reportedly accelerated the dismissal of former government prosecutors working in the "General Directorate for Monitoring and Pursuing Decrees and Orders." According to sources cited by the 8 Sobh newspaper, this process is based on a verbal order from Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, aiming to replace professional staff with the group's fighters.
The 8 Sobh daily obtained a document confirming the dismissal of 11 former prosecutors in the provinces of Daykundi, Bamyan, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Nuristan, and Maidan Wardak, with no reason provided. This purge is part of a oader trend to remove former government employees from state institutions.
According to the sources, the primary reason for these dismissals was complaints made by some Taliban governors and intelligence officials to the group's leader. They allegedly claimed that these prosecutors were faicating cases against Taliban officials, accusing them of corruption. One specific case mentioned is the corruption file of Aminullah Obaid, the Taliban's former governor for Daykundi, who is accused of embezzling millions of Afghanis in humanitarian aid.
After prosecutors reportedly sent the case file to the central authorities, the accused governors complained to Hibatullah. This allegedly led to the verbal order to dismiss all former administrative and professional staff from the directorate. A committee has been established to review employee records and replace them with Taliban members, reportedly leaving the fate of 40-50 former employees uncertain each week.
Furthermore, individuals who passed recruitment exams for the directorate but had a history of working for the previous government were told they had failed. They were informed that, according to the Taliban leader's order, former prosecutors should not be hired in the department.
These actions have raised serious concerns about the future of Afghanistan's administrative system, the rule of law, and the fate of thousands of professional civil servants now facing unemployment and uncertainty. The Taliban leader had previously changed the nature of the Attorney General's Office from a judicial body to a supervisory one.
Source: 8sobh
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