Mullah Omar�s family moves to end dispute

AFP, KABUL: The family of late Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar has pledged allegiance to new chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour after a secret meeting in which the two sides agreed a power-sharing deal.
The move aims to end a rift among the Islamist insurgents after they admitted in July that the death of the talismanic one-eyed group founder Omar had been kept secret for two years.
A statement on the group’s website issued late Tuesday said Mansour had met Omar’s son Yakoub and Omar’s brother Mullah Abdul Manan at a gathering attended by several top figures.“The family of the founder of the Islamic Emirate, His Excellency Mullah Mohamad Omar, on Tuesday declared their allegiance to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, the new leader of the Islamic Emirate,” the statement said.

Mullah Omar�s family moves to end dispute

AFP, KABUL: The family of late Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar has pledged allegiance to new chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour after a secret meeting in which the two sides agreed a power-sharing deal. The move aims to end a rift among the Islamist insurgents after they admitted in July that the death of the talismanic one-eyed group founder Omar had been kept secret for two years. A statement on the groups website issued late Tuesday said Mansour had met Omars son Yakoub and Omars brother Mullah Abdul Manan at a gathering attended by several top figures.The family of the founder of the Islamic Emirate, His Excellency Mullah Mohamad Omar, on Tuesday declared their allegiance to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, the new leader of the Islamic Emirate, the statement said.