Taliban leader defects to ISIS
Ever since the Taliban admitted in late July to covering up the news of Mullah Omar's death, the rift between his followers and those of the new Taliban leader&nbsp;Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has grown, with fatal infighting being reported in various parts of Afghanistan. Now local Afghan press is reporting that a senior Taliban leader has defected across to ISIS, adding that Mullah Omar's brother (Mullah Abdul Manan) prefers ISIS to the Mansoor-led Taliban. ISIS has stated that Afghanistan is to become its Khorasan Province, and increasingly the Taliban is seen as becoming a stooge for Iran in the area.
The affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan have claimed that the senior Taliban commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah has pledged allegiance to the terror group.

An ISIS supporter who claims to be spokesman for the terror group said Tuesday Mullah Dadullah was rescued from an offensive by the Taliban militants involving 2,100 fighters in southern Zabul province.

He said at least 230 ISIS fighters were deployed to Zabul from western Farah province to engage the Taliban militants and rescue Mullah Dadullah.

He also claimed that Mullah Abdul Manan, the brother of the Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, prefers to join the ISIS group rather than pledging allegiance to the newly appointed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.

Although the remarks by the so-called ISIS spokesman for Khurasan province could not be ascertained but Mullah Dadullah appeared in a video recently claiming that Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has been appointed by Pakistani military intelligence.

The Islamic Movement Fidai Mahaz which was formed following the killing of Mullah Mansoor Dadullah’s elder brother also published a propaganda video ahead of engaging in bloody clashes with the supporters of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.

The video published through the website of Islamic Movement Fidai Mahaz slammed Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s appointment as new Taliban leader calling him a forger and apostate.

The movement had earlier confirmed Mullah Omar’s death claiming that Mullah Akhtar Mansoor had assassinated Mullah Omar.