Amid Differences In Taliban leadership, Group’s Leader Meets Defense & Interior Ministers
Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, announced that the group’s interior and defense ministers have met Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundaza. The meeting has taken place in Kandahar city and several religious scholars had been present too.
The Taliban leader meets the two powerful ministers while there have been reports of differences among the group’s leadership regarding recent restrictions against Afghan women.
This is the first meeting of senior Taliban officials with the leader of the group after the recent public differences among the Taliban leadership.
The Taliban spokesperson has not given details of the meeting and talking points of the Taliban leaders and the two ministers.
The Taliban spokesperson, however, has said that the scholars present during the meeting expressed their views about the problems in the government to the Taliban leader.
The Taliban leader has told the meeting that they have to obey Sharia and serve the Islamic system.
The Taliban spokesperson has stressed that these religious scholars have promised to carry out the orders of the Taliban leader.
Recently, Taliban defense minister, Mullah Yaqoob and interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, have criticised the Taliban leadership in an unprecedented manner.
In the latest case last week, Mullah Yaqoob told the Taliban members in Kabul that they should not obey anyone's orders blindly.
