| Following the Taliban withdrawal, tensions were running high in Kandahar, with rival armed groups -- one under Mullah Naqibullah and the other under Gul Agha -- claiming control of key parts of the city. Armed Taliban are still roaming the streets despite a deal to surrender, a Taliban fighter said. "There are still Arab Taliban moving around the city. They are armed," said Hafiz Abdul Rub. "No one is in control of the city." Forces loyal to Afghan tribal chief Gul Agha claimed control as a meeting of rival clans sought to end the chaos. Mullah Naqibullah, who was supposed to take over the city under the terms of the Taliban's surrender, was reported confined to the main military base in Kandahar, under siege by rival forces. |