Members of the Taliban delegation gather ahead of signing an agreement between them and US officials in Doha, Qatar, February 29, 2020. © Reuters / Ibraheem al Omari
AFP: Taliban reshuffle negotiators ahead of Afghan talks
The leader of the Taliban has reshuffled his team of negotiators ahead of peace talks with the Afghan government, adding four close aides to the group, sources in the movement said Saturday.
Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada made the appointments to strengthen his control over the team, a Taliban commander, based at an unknown location in Pakistan, told AFP.
The aides are all members of the militant group's leadership council, which should help the team to make quicker decisions, two other sources in the Taliban movement who confirmed the move told AFP.
The talks with Kabul were originally supposed to have started in March, but there have been repeated delays, with the Taliban accused of increasing violence.
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Update #1: Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul (ABC News/AP)
Update #2: Taliban reshuffles leadership as inter-Afghan talks with Kabul loom (RT)
WNU Editor: It looks like the Taliban are not as unified as they want everyone else to believe.
