Clashes Between Rival Afghan Taliban Factions

Fierce clashes have erupted between two rival Taliban groups in southern Afghanistan, officials said today, reportedly leaving dozens dead in the first internecine fighting since a breakaway faction of the Islamist movement appointed its own leader.

Fierce clashes have erupted between two rival Taliban groups in southern Afghanistan, officials said today, reportedly leaving dozens dead in the first internecine fighting since a breakaway faction of the Islamist movement appointed its own leader.