[CNN] In an audio message, a speaker purported to be the Taliban's new leader denies that the Sunni Islamist group is attempting to work toward a grinding of the peace processor with the Afghan government.
"When we hear about different processes including the grinding of the peace processor, they are all the propaganda campaigns by the enemy," the audio message says, "They are spreading their propaganda by spending money, through media and some scholars to only weaken our jihad, but we will not pay attention to any of those including the grinding of the peace processor. We will continue our jihad and we will fight until we bring an Islamic rule in the country."
A Taliban front man confirmed on Friday that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was named the group's new leader. |