Serious tensions and growing friction between the Afghan Taliban and their counterparts, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have reportedly erupted into a violent confrontation inside Kabul, exposing deepening divisions within the ranks of the two groups.
According to a report published by Afghan Green Trend, serious tensions between the Afghan Taliban and their Pakistani counterparts, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reportedly erupted into a violent confrontation in Kabul on October 7, 2026, leaving three Afghan Taliban members dead and seven others injured.
According to Afghan Green Trend, the bloody confrontation took place inside a Taliban military intelligence compound in the Siah Sang area of Shah Shaheed, Kabul’s Eighth District, where a group of TTP members had reportedly been stationed. The incident allegedly involved approximately 40 Pakistani Taliban members and their Afghan hosts, exposing serious friction within the ranks of the two groups.
The report further states that the precise cause of the confrontation remains unclear. However, the situation reportedly escalated after TTP members disarmed the guards at the Siah Sang compound and moved into the streets of Shah Shaheed, prompting a response from Taliban rapid-reaction forces, which subsequently surrounded the area and apprehended those involved.
