The Taliban’s demotion of Haji Jumma Khan Fateh from deputy governor of Zabul province may have looked like a routine reshuffling. But it fits a disturbing pattern that runs through the movement’s entire governing structure: Non-Pashtun commanders are useful until their independence becomes a threat. Fateh, an influential Tajik commander with a durable network in […]The post Taliban’s ethnic chauvinism an increasingly dangerous divide appeared first on Asia Times.