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The Afghan Taliban leaders continue holding gatherings in Pakistan amid rift caused due to the appointment of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as group’s new chief. Despite the Afghan government’s frustration with Pakistan for allowing militants to meet on its territory, Mullah Mansoor met with the influential clerics in a bid to heal a rift after the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Afghan officials slammed Pakistan for providing shelter to militant groups which claimed responsibility behind a series of deadly bombings in capital Kabul earlier this month.
In the meantime, the group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has said the meeting between several Taliban leaders and the clerics ended without a conclusion to remove differences.
Mullah Mansoor was appointed as the new Taliban chief shortly after Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death was confirmed, sparking differences among the senior Taliban figures, including Mullah Omar’s son who rejected the way Mullah Mansoor was selectd.
It was expected that the clerics council would announce their decision regarding the group’s new chief on Thursday.
There are fears of further rift among the Taliban leadership if a new leader is appointed for the Taliban group and Mullah Mansoor and his supporters decline to accept the outcome.
Mullah Mansoor is backed by the Al-Qaeda and the powerful Haqqani terrorist network.
Afghan officials slammed Pakistan for providing shelter to militant groups which claimed responsibility behind a series of deadly bombings in capital Kabul earlier this month.
In the meantime, the group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has said the meeting between several Taliban leaders and the clerics ended without a conclusion to remove differences.
Mullah Mansoor was appointed as the new Taliban chief shortly after Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death was confirmed, sparking differences among the senior Taliban figures, including Mullah Omar’s son who rejected the way Mullah Mansoor was selectd.
It was expected that the clerics council would announce their decision regarding the group’s new chief on Thursday.
There are fears of further rift among the Taliban leadership if a new leader is appointed for the Taliban group and Mullah Mansoor and his supporters decline to accept the outcome.
Mullah Mansoor is backed by the Al-Qaeda and the powerful Haqqani terrorist network.
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