A year-long investigation by the BBC Afghan Service has found that two groups are competing for power within the Taliban leadership. One is aligned to the supreme leader and his hardline policies. The other is said to favour more international engagement and giving women wider access to education.
In a leaked clip, the Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada can be heard giving a speech saying that internal disagreements could eventually bring them all down. Zabiullah Mujahid, a senior Taliban government spokesman, has categorically denied any split.
Zia Shahreyar, a forensic reporter for the BBC Afghan Service, has been following the story.
Subscribe to the Global News Podcast wherever you get your podcasts or find more episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast
Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news
#BBCNews
US president Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on the British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, over his…
President Donald Trump criticises Keir Starmer and the UK's initial response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, saying “this is not…
La nuova direttiva europea sulla parità salariale cambia le regole del lavoro. Ma le microimprese italiane sono pronte? Analisi completa…
FUZHOU (CINA) (XINHUA/ITALPRESS) – In Cina, nel Fujian, le piantagioni di tè e le aree montuose adornate dai ciliegi in…