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“If anyone does not obey the new chief of the Taliban then he will be not in the Taliban“, he said simply. “Mansoor is a meek and forbearing person”.

China has expressed its backing for Pakistan and other parties to “push for peace and reconciliation” in the war-torn Afghanistan, days after the second round of peace talks were put off following news of Taliban chief Mullah Omar’s death.

In a statement issued on the website of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir said that he has heard that some reports have quoted Mullah Mohammad Hassan Rehmani, Mullah Abdul Razaq and Mullah Mohammad Rasool that he had differences with new Amir Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. The...

An Afghan government official earlier told Anadolu Agency that the information had been passed on by Pakistan and that Mullah Omar had died of an illness.

No sooner had the Taliban selected a new chief to replace Mullah Omar than deep fractures emerged on Friday, as the former leader’s son said he rejected the choice of successor.

THE Taliban has elected Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as its new leader, Taliban sources have told Al Jazeera, as the group confirmed the death of their founder, Mullah Omar.

Afghan officials sat down with Taliban cadres earlier this month in Murree, a holiday town in the hills north of the Pakistani capital Islamabad, for their first face-to-face talks aimed at ending the bloody insurgency.