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Afghan security forces inspect the site of an attack at the main gate of worldwide Hamed Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 10, 2015.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), at around 3.35 PM the natural disaster with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Kabul. Tremors were felt in Srinagar and as far as New Delhi, claimed some reports.

Kabul-The new Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor called for unity in the ranks of the movement through his first audio message released Saturday amid reports that deceased former Chief Mullah Omar’s family members “opposed” his selection.

However, the statement did not reveal when and where the meeting was held. This may put him in a position to revive the peace talks.

Earlier in the day, a massive truck bomb killed at least 15 people in a residential area of Kabul.

The longtime trusted deputy of former leader Mullah Omar is facing staunch internal resistance from some members of the Taliban’s ruling council, the Quetta Shura, who accuse Pakistan of hijacking the movement.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

But instead of rallying the group around a new leader, the disclosure appears to have widened rifts that threaten to fragment Afghanistan’s most formidable fighting force. The question is: “What lies behind his dark glasses?” The new leader of the Afghan Taliban...

With Islamic State and other jihadist groups competing for the loyalty of young Taliban fighters, it is unclear whether any leader except Omar can hold the Taliban movement together and then get its members to accept a peace settlement.

So what is going on? Enemies are endeavoring to “fracture and undermine the Taliban’s jihad and empower themselves”, he said.

Finding a unifying leader like Mullah Omar will be nearly impossible for the Taliban, so a split is likely, it said.

“This confirmation of his death will spark a messy, drawn-out, and likely violent leadership crisis”, Kugelman told AFP.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor will serve as the group’s new leader, the Taliban confirmed in a statement Friday.

The new leader of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, has declared that “the jihad will continue until there is an Islamic system” in Afghanistan, and he called on the Taliban to remain unified just as they had when his predecessor was at the helm.

That’s when Yaqoob, and his principal backer, Zakir, a senior Taliban military commander, sacked by Akhtar Mansoor in April 2014, began whispering about the likelihood of Omar’s possible death.