Quetta Shura

The Quetta Shura was a leadership council of the Taliban, based in Quetta, Pakistan. It served as the group's central decision-making body, coordinating operations, strategy, and policy within Afghanistan and beyond. Established in the early 2000s after the Taliban's fall from power, the Shura included senior Taliban leaders and aimed to organize resistance against Allied forces. Its existence symbolized a unified command structure for the Taliban during periods of insurgency, although its influence varied over time due to internal disagreements and external pressures.