Afghanistan, said the death of Taliban leader - media

Afghan authorities reported the death of the spiritual leader of the Taliban Mullah Mohammad Omar. This writes The Wall Street Journal.

This news raises the question of what will now become the head of the movement, in alliance with al-Qaeda. Taliban spokesman could not answer the question of when it died Mullah Omar.

At the same time, the Afghan official said the alleged spiritual leader died two years ago. Rumors that Omar died go since the first months of the US invasion in 2001: since then he has not appeared in public.

Now, as the newspaper notes, a difficult time for the Taliban movement, which deeply divided opinions over the fact whether to go for peace talks with the Afghan government to end the 14-year war.

Earlier, militants group "Islamic State" and the Afghan movement "Taliban" declared a holy war against each other, that is jihad.

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