The Taliban do politics: "In the absence of a strong, on-the-ground leader, there have been indications of power struggles between different Ghilzai and Durrani leaders, eastern and southern networks, and hardliners and those looking for more flexibility" afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war…
"it does not seem that anybody outside the Taleban’s circle is involved in any substantive discussions...There are no longer any indications that, even if they did happen, appointments [of Karzai/Abdullah/Hekmatyar] would be anything more than symbolic." afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war…
Fascinating insight from a former Afghan security official: "We all feel the danger, especially those who served in different provinces. We don’t fear the leadership. We fear the ordinary people" afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war… 
"What is clear from detailed reports we have received is that many of the people in hiding are doing so because of specific, targeted, personalised threats. Several ... commented on the depth of knowledge & ... detail that the teams searching for them had" afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war…
From phoney to real war in the Panjshir. "Whereas both sides mainly seemed to be trying to hurt each other in order to strengthen their hand in negotiations, without starting an all-out battle ... the Taleban are now summoning forces from other provinces." afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war…
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