''Rahbar Shoora'' Set Up by Seven Former Taliban Leaders, Afghan Sources Report

ISLAMABAD : Former taliban leaders have set up a seven member "Rahbar Shoora" with three different commissions. These steps were taken by the taliban high command in order to strengthen relations with other groups in the country and to increase the frequency of operations inside Afghanistan as reported by Afghan government intelligent sources.

Afghan government sources in Islamabad have disclosed that the military commission of the taliban would make decisions regarding military operations against the US and its allies in the present time and in the future.

The financial commission would make all availability of finances needed to continue the recent on going jihad against the coalition forces. According to Afghan sources those who attended the meeting included the famous taliban commander Mulla Akhwand, former taliban vice foreign minister Mulla Abdul Jaleel, former agricultural minister Abdul Lateef Mansoor, Paktia's former governor Mulla Shafeeq, former minister for Borders Jalaluddin Haqqani's representative and eastern zone's head Maulvi Abdul Kabeer's brother Haji Khaleel.

Afghan sources have also disclosed that in light of the recent fatawa by taliban's supreme leader Mulla Umer in which he stressed to increase operations all over the country and attacks on the US and its allies.
 

Source: Azzam