KABUL, Nov 4 — The supreme leader of the Taliban warned today against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the movement that has taken charge of Afghanistan. Reflecting the seriousness of the threat, the reclusive Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a rare written public statement to urge...
KABUL, Nov 4 — The supreme leader of the Taliban warned today against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the movement that has taken charge of Afghanistan.
“Whatever wrong happens, the elder will be responsible for the consequences of the actions in this world and in the afterlife,” he warned, in a statement tweeted out by multiple Taliban accounts. Now that it is the government, the movement faces attacks in its turn from hardline factions like the Islamic State-Khorasan .
Taliban commanders insist that they can re-establish stability and security, but there have also been killings blamed on Taliban elements or extremist infiltrators.
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