Up to 100 militants die in Herat during latest insurrection against group’s leader,further complicating peace effortsDozens of militants have been killed during clashes between rival Taliban factions in the latest outbreak of an insurrection against the group’s leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, or which flared up final year when the movement’s founder,Mullah Mohammad Omar, was announced dead.
Up to 100 fighters were killed in the Shindand district of Herat in western Afghanistan, and officials told local media on Thursday,when followers of Mullah Mohammad Rasool clashed with Mansoor supporters.
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Source: theguardian.com