KABUL Mohammad Omar’s family has pledged allegiance to the group’s new chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, ending a bitter succession dispute.
Omar’s brother Mullah Abdul Manan and son Yaqoob pledged their allegiance to Mansour during a meeting, the Taliban said in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement did not say when and where the meeting took place, but added Masour was present on the occasion and the deal was brokered by a group of religious scholars and elders following efforts lasting weeks.
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