Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Is The Taliban Breaking-Up?

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's supreme leader. Ibraheem al Omari/Reuters  

BBC: Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say 

A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban over the make-up of the group's new government in Afghanistan, senior Taliban officials told the BBC. 

The argument between the group's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a cabinet member happened at the presidential palace, they said. 

There have been unconfirmed reports of disagreements within the Taliban's leadership since Mr Baradar disappeared from public view in recent days. 

These have been officially denied.  

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WNU Editor: The Taliban are saying that there is nothing wrong. Then again. Where are these leaders? 

More News On Reports That Two Taliban Leaders Are Missing  

Taliban leaders DID have huge ‘hawks v doves’ bust-up at the Presidential palace before deputy PM Baradar fled to Kandahar, sources in the group reveal – but insist he was NOT shot dead -- Daily Mail  

Questions in Kabul as two top Taliban leaders ‘missing from public view’ -- The Guardian  

Taliban denies two leaders are dead after going missing from public view -- NYPost

2 Taliban leaders mysteriously stopped appearing in public, forcing a spokesperson to deny one of them had died -- Business Insider

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