[Khaama (Afghanistan)] An influential Pak religious scholar who was once labeled as the ’Father of Taliban’ has endorsed the war skills of the newly-appointed Taliban chief.The Afghan defense officials dismissed the skills endorsement by Sami-ul-Haq and said the Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada
...Deputy to Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour...
is neither a religious holy man nor he has skills in military.
A front man for the Ministry of Defense Dawlat Waziri said Mullah Akhundzada would not kill the civilians if he was a military expert and had religious knowledge.
Sami-ul-Haq warned that Afghanistan would see a surge in violence following the ascension of new Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah.
"Those who think that Haibatullah is a mere holy man and a seminary preacher will soon bear witness to his skill as a krazed killer commander," he told Dawn after a Defence of Pakistain Council (DPC) meeting in the capital on Monday.
He blamed the United States for the persistent violence and said "It was America that resorted to violence again; the liquidation of Mullah Mansour is nothing short of murder."
Mullah Mansoor was killed in a drone strike in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
province of Pakistain last month as he was travelling reportedly from Iran.
The Taliban group announced the appointment of Mullah Akhundzada as its new chief shortly after the death of Mullah Mansoor was confirmed.