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Roundup: Taliban confirms clash with IS in S. Afghanistan

Xinhua, November 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Taliban militants confirmed the clash with the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in the southern Zabul province and suffering casualties, a statement of the armed outfit sent to media on Wednesday said.

"Since Mansoor Dadullah joined Daesh group in Zabul province recently and began disturbing the routine life of people there, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (name of ousted Taliban regime) launched operations against Dadullah couple of days ago and has brought the situation under control," the statement said.

Normalcy has returned to Zabul and those supported Dadullah in the rebellion have surrendered, the statement further said.

Mansoor Dadullah who reportedly is close to Taliban former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar's family and refused to made allegiance to Taliban new leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, has yet to make comment.

The statement of Taliban released in the wake of media reports on eruption of fighting between supporters and opponents of Taliban new leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor in Khak-e-Afghan and Arghandab district of the southern Zabul province last week, which have reportedly claimed more than 100 lives from both sides.

According to Afghan political observers, the clash between supporters and opponents of Akhtar Mansoor in Zabul has made the rift among Taliban militants public.

Mansoor Dadullah who has refused to made allegiance to Taliban new leader Akhtar Mansoor, has reportedly been appointed as deputy to the newly splinter group of Taliban militants led by Mullah Mohammad Rasoul.

In another development amid ongoing conflict and division within Taliban rank, a 10-member group of armed Taliban militants gave up fighting and handed over their weapons to police in the northern Badakhshan province on Tuesday, deputy to provincial police Sakhidad Haidary said on Wednesday. Enditem