Taliban figures target Sami Yousefi after critical report published

Elaha Sat Sep 2026 1 hour ago 10

Yousafzai wrote on Thursday, October 24 [2nd of Aqrab], on the social network X that Taliban officials in Kabul had told the head of Turkish intelligence that the matters of interest to him should be pursued in Kandahar; because, as they stated, these issues fall outside the authority of the Taliban's leadership in Kabul.


According to this journalist's report, despite the invitation extended to the head of Turkish intelligence to Kandahar, the Taliban leader refrained from meeting him at the last moment and said: "They are Westerners; do not bring them to my office." Subsequently, officials in Kandahar held a meeting in the presence of Mullah Shirin, the governor of Kandahar, at the "Mullah Omar Mosque"—a venue that Yousafzai described as highly undiplomatic for an encounter with a senior foreign official.


Yousafzai also claimed that the head of Turkish intelligence, upon concluding this trip, told Pakistani officials that expecting "rational behavior" from the Taliban amounts to deceiving oneself.


This critical report, following its publication, prompted reactions from several users and figures close to the Taliban. Hojran Omari, by posting an image of Yousafzai along with text on the social network X, claimed that contrary to his assertions of professional independence, he is a pawn and agent of Pakistan's intelligence services, engaged in propaganda against Afghanistan.


Qari Saeed Khosti, head of the Department of Registration of Jihadi Relics and Documents at the Taliban's Ministry of Information and Culture, also reposted this content and leveled similar accusations against Yousafzai. He called Yousafzai a "two-faced spy" and claimed that under the guise of routine reporting, he skillfully engages in propaganda for Pakistan's intelligence apparatus.


Observers view these reactions as indicative of how Taliban supporters deal with critical reports on diplomatic engagements, stating that authors of such reports face political and security-related accusations.



The publication of a report by Sami Yousafzai, a journalist and political analyst, regarding the "inappropriate behavior of the Taliban toward the head of Turkish intelligence" and the resumption of Pakistan's airstrikes has elicited reactions from several users and figures affiliated with the Taliban on social media. These individuals have accused Yousafzai of "spying."

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