KABUL (Dispatches) -- 
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have suspended classes at Kabul University for five days and cleared student dormitories to accommodate a gathering of religious scholars loyal to Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, in a move sources describe as an effort to publicly reinforce his authority and pressure senior officials, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, to comply fully with his directives.
Kabul University announced that undergraduate and postgraduate students would be on holiday from Sunday through Thursday, without specifying a reason in its official notice. 
However, multiple sources confirmed that the closure was intended to prepare for a gathering of clerics supportive of Akhundzada, with approximately 4,000 mullahs summoned to Kabul from across the country. 
Videos circulating on social media showed dormitories being vacated, with some students transferred to Kabul Polytechnic University and others left to find rented accommodation in the capital.
The event is reportedly being organized under the direction of Higher Education Minister Nida Muhammad Nadim, in coordination with the prime minister’s office and the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. 
Sources described the gathering’s primary objectives as demonstrating support for Akhundzada’s leadership, reaffirming unconditional obedience to his decrees, and increasing pressure on Haqqani and other senior Taliban figures amid reported internal differences over governance.
The agenda is expected to include the introduction and review of a recently published book attributed to Akhundzada, Aqeedah of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah, along with declarations of allegiance and calls for full implementation of his orders. 
One report described the event as a “scientific and research conference” examining the religious, social, economic, political, and cultural implications of Akhundzada’s decrees.
The reported gathering underscores persistent tensions between the Kandahar-based circle around Akhundzada and Kabul-based officials who have advocated for more pragmatic governance. 
Haqqani, who leads the Haqqani Network, has previously criticized the concentration of power in Kandahar and supported greater engagement with domestic and international actors. 
Security measures have been heightened around Kabul University and the Loya Jirga venue, though the Taliban have not issued an official statement confirming the meeting, its attendees, or its agenda.