Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar disappeared after row over Taliban govt formation

A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban over the makeup of the grouprsquos new government in Afghanistan last week BBC reportedThe argument between the grouprsquos cofounder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a cabinet member happened at the presidential palace the report saidThere have been unconfirmed reports of disagreements within the Talibanrsquos leadership since Baradar disappeared from public view in recent daysOne Taliban source told BBC Pashto that Baradar and Khalil urRahman Haqqani ndash the minister for refugees and a prominent figure within the militant Haqqani network ndash had exchanged strong words as their followers brawled with each other nearbyThe Taliban sources told the BBC that Baradar had left Kabul and travelled to the city of Kandahar following the row A senior Taliban member based in Qatar and a person connected to those involved also confirmed that an argument had taken place late last week the report saidAlso ReadAfghan women protest Talibans hijab diktat by sharing photos in colourful dressThe sources said the argument had broken out because Baradar the new deputy prime minister was unhappy about the structure of their interim government It has been said that the row stemmed from divisions over who in the Taliban should take credit for their victory in AfghanistanEU plans to develop own defence abilitiesStung by the swift collapse of the Afghan army and the chaotic USled evacuation through Kabul airport the European Union on Wednesday unveiled new plans to develop its own defence capacities to try to ensure that it has more freedom to act in future crises More than 100000 people were evacuated in the final days of the US airlift after President Joe Biden said American troops would leave forcing the hands of EU countries incapable of facing the Taliban aloneTaliban seizes USD 65mn 18 gold bricks from SalehThe Taliban have confirmed confiscating more than USD 65 million and 18 gold bricks from the house of former VicePresident Amrullah Saleh and handed them over to the Da Afghanistan Bank DAB Pajhwok News reported Recently Mullah Shahabuddin Delawar a Taliban member told TOLO news that they had found USD 1 million each in two different places of the Presidential PalaceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever