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2020-06-11 Afghanistan
Taliban rumor: son of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the militant group’s founder, has taken control
That would be Mullah Yaqoob, more fully Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, who has been acting as interim commander.
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From the referenced Foreign Policy article:
Indeed, as the Taliban move closer to a return to at least partial power in Kabul, thanks to a deal with the United States aimed at ending its war in Afghanistan, there are signs the jihadi movement is set to descend into an internal battle of its own, as rival factions and tribes fight for control of its vast financial and military assets.
Green on green is a wonderful idea — long may they do their best to kill each other off without fully succeeding.
At stake is close to $2 billion in annual revenues, a well-armed and battle-hardened militia, and alliances with international terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, eager to piggyback on the Taliban’s supposed victory over the United States and its allies and use Afghanistan, as it once again becomes an ungoverned space, for training and operational planning.


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