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| Afghanistan |
| Facing dissent, Afghan Taliban meet to resolve leadership dispute |
| 2015-08-05 |
| [DAWN] The family of former Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar agreed on Tuesday to accept the decision of the krazed killer group's dispute resolution council on succession issues, a council member said, as the group tries to extinguish a leadership dispute that has exposed growing internal divisions. Members of Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... 's family have rejected the appointment of the new leader, his deputy Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, demanding a new and wider vote. The Taliban have issued a series of statements aimed at deflecting the dissent and their front man has denied that a new vote would be held. On Tuesday, about 200 high-ranking Taliban members and commanders met in Quetta with Mullah Omar's brother Mullah Abdul Manan and son Mullah Yaqub, said Mullah Hameedullah, a member of the Taliban's unity council, which effectively functions as a dispute resolution committee. "We discussed the problems of both sides and in the end Mullah Omar's family gave authority to the Unity Shura that whatever decision they take they will agree to it and accept it," Mullah Hameedullah told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. He said the council would next meet with Mullah Mansoor. Mullah Yaqub confirmed he had attended the meeting but gave no further details. |
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