Kabul : A major row broke out between Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani at the Presidential Palace, days after the Taliban set up a new government in Kabul.
The argument between supporters of the two sides was on who did the most to secure victory over the US, and how power was divided up in the new caretaker cabinet, senior Taliban officials told the BBC.
The Taliban have officially denied the reports.
The group seized control of Afghanistan on August 15, and have declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”.
The dispute came to light after Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who has been named one of the Deputy Prime Ministers, disappeared from view for several days.
One Taliban source told BBC Pashto that Baradar and Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani, Minister for Refugees who has a $5 million US bounty on his head, exchanged strong words, as their followers brawled with each other nearby.
A senior Taliban member based in Qatar and a person connected to the Taliban in Kabul confirmed to the BBC that an argument had taken place late last week.
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