Mullah Omar's son assassinated: report
The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has reportedly been killed, sections of the Afghan media reported yesterday.
"Mullah Yaqub, the son of Mullah Omar, was killed a couple of days ago," the Daily Outlook reported quoting lawmaker Zahir Qadir.
Mullah Yaqub, according to Qadir, had attempted to succeed his father to lead Taliban fighters but was mysteriously assassinated by Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, who has already been appointed by his supporters to lead the Taliban group.
The private television channel Tolo has also reported Mullah Yaqub's death, also quoting lawmaker Qadir.
Taliban militants have not commented on the report.
Cracks have appeared in the Taliban ranks since the death of their leader Mullah Mohammad Omar which was confirmed by Taliban outfit on Thursday.
Deepening the crisis, a top Taliban official yesterday announced his resignation.
Taliban official Syed Mohammad Tayab Agha announced he was stepping down as director of the Political Office in the Qatari capital Doha, originally set up to enable the Taliban to negotiate in any peace process.
Agha said he considered the decision to conceal Omar's death - generally attributed to Mansour - a "historic mistake by the individuals concerned".
"Now, as the leader is appointed outside the country and from the people who are residing outside the country is also considered as a great historical mistake," he said in a statement referring to Pakistan.
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