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Infighting among Taliban leaders leave 26 dead in Herat province
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 26 Talibs were killed in the latest infighting among two top Taliban leaders in western Herat...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, festivities between the two top Taliban leaders, Mullah Samad and Mullah Nangialai, broke out on Monday afternoon in Shindand district. A local security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said at least 15 The official further added that the deadly infighting erupted due to differences on group’s leadership. This comes as over 50 Taliban murderous Moslems were and as much others sustained injuries during a deadly infighting among the supporters of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and dissident Taliban leader MULLAH Rasool early in the month of December last year. The Taliban factions are occasionally engaging in deadly infighting, mainly due to differences over the group’s leadership, which changed following the death of the group’s founder Mullah Mohammad Omar. Mullah Mansoor assumed charge of the Taliban group in July last year following the announcement of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death. His controversial appointment as new Taliban supreme leader led to widening rift among the Taliban leaders who are often entering into deadly clash. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-09 |
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