The Taliban has relocated several families affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Kunar province to Ghazni and Zabul provinces, local sources told Afghanistan International on Sunday.
According to sources in Kunar, the transfers began approximately a month ago and were coordinated by a special Taliban committee in cooperation with TTP. The families were reportedly moved using military vehicles from the districts of Khas Kunar, Marawara, Dara-i-Pech (Mano Gai area), Sirkanay, and Dangam.
Residents of Khas Kunar confirmed that many of the relocated families originated from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, particularly the Bajaur and Mohmand tribal areas. One tribal elder said that around 25 TTP-affiliated families who had been living in the Wali and Shali valleys of Khas Kunar have now been transferred. However, the families of two senior TTP officials, Mullah Haidar, a financial chief, and Qari Kamran, an intelligence operative, remain in the district.
Local residents alleged that TTP officials have been collecting ushr (an Islamic tax) and financial contributions from the community. In Sirkanay’s Shungari Valley, residents confirmed the presence of TTP families, stating that while they once operated discreetly, they now move openly with weapons and vehicles.
Some relocated families, initially moved from Khost and Paktika to Ghazni, have reportedly returned due to a lack of adequate facilities in their new locations.
Earlier this year, Afghanistan International reported that dozens of TTP families had been secretly moved from the “Gulan” camp in Khost, surrounding villages, Ismail Khel district, and parts of Paktika to refugee camps in Ghazni. According to sources at the time, the Taliban provided each family member with a $40 monthly allowance, along with transportation costs and funds for basic household goods.
Under an agreement between the Taliban and TTP, relocated families were not to be photographed, registered for biometrics, or documented in any official capacity. One source involved in the process said the families agreed to move on the condition of confidentiality and continued financial support.
TTP fighters were also offered relocation options in Logar, Maidan Wardak, Kunduz, and Baghlan provinces, where Mehsud and Waziri tribal members reside, but declined, citing concerns that moving farther from the border would complicate access to military supplies.
In Ghazni, a local source said that only families of ordinary fighters have been moved to Qarabagh district, while the families of senior commanders are living in Kabul and other major cities.
Neither the Taliban administration nor TTP has issued any public comment on the reported relocations.
