PESHAWAR (Pajhwok):A senior dissident commander has pledged support to Taliban Akhtar Mansoor, the insurgent movement was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir had stayed away from last year’s meeting that elected Mullah Mansoor as successor to Mullah Muhammad Omar, whose death was announced in August 2015.
According to a Pakistani newspaper,Zakir -- former head of Taliban’s military commission -- pledged allegiance to Mansoor in a hand-written letter. The daily claimed having a copy of the Members You need to subscribe to view the full article. Please login or register a new account.
