'Mansour's appointment fuels divisions'

According to a Business Recorder report, the appointment of Mulla Akhtar Mansour as the successor to Mulla Omar has fuelled divisions within the ranks of Afghan Taliban with many prominent Taliban reportedly challenging his appointment as the new chief of the movement.
Latest developments show that the family of Mulla Omar has also refused to pledge allegiance to Mulla Mansour. The family members seeking the intervention of religious scholars to settle a growing rift within Taliban over the power transition. It is quite unfortunate that Taliban are facing the grave risk of the movement splintering into factions a time when there is a growing discord over the direction of peace talks that Pakistan has so labouriously facilitated. The Taliban factions are required to pay attention to Mulla Mansour's call for unity and settle their issues, including the appointment of Mansour as successor to Mulla Omar, through talks.