New Taliban leader calls for unity in ranks in audio message

August 01, 2015 18:27

New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor called for unity in the movement in his first audio message released today amid reports of rifts in their ranks following the announcement of the death of former chief Mullah Omar.

"We should all work to preserve unity, division in our ranks will only please our enemies, and cause further problems for us," he said in the recording released by the group. In the 33-minute message, the new Taliban chief also says the insurgency will continue and advises his followers not to pay attention to rumours spread about the Taliban campaign.

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