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<\/p>\nMembers often seek money from the group for multiple marriages, three Taliban leaders told the VoA.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe instruct officials of the Islamic Emirate, in accordance with Islamic Sharia, to avoid second, third, and fourth marriage if there is no need,\u201d Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Families of several Taliban members don\u2019t have a lot of money and more marriages could affect their \u201ctrustworthiness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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A Taliban source told the VoA that Akhundzada\u2019s message was aimed at telling his followers they wouldn\u2019t be allowed to use the group\u2019s money for personal gains.<\/p>\n
Rumours that their superiors were leading the high life in Doha has fuelled resentment among fighters toughing it out on the battlefields and led to damaging rumours of corruption.<\/p>\n
The bad press comes at a crucial juncture as Taliban officers in the Qatari city are attending peace talks with the Afghan government and intermediaries from the United States.<\/p>\n
Many of the chiefs are now based in Doha having recently been sprung from Guantanamo Bay, in accordance with the peace negotiations.<\/p>\n
Almost all of those men have now taken new wives, handing over wads of cash to their new in-laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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