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A jihadist gave an account of the fighting between the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) that has allegedly resulted in the capture of the IMU leader and the near-elimination of the group, and demanded that the Islamic State (IS) address what has happened. In a message posted on Twitter on December 10, 2015, the jihadist, “Tahir Jan,” gave what is called “a statement on the truth of what happened in Zabul,” discussing what transpired between the Afghan Taliban and the IMU from the point after the leader of the latter, Uthman Ghazi, questioned the fate of Mullah Muhammad Omar before he was announced dead. The IMU pledged allegiance to the IS, which ignited violence between the two groups in Zabul, and led to the Afghan Taliban capturing Uthman Ghazi, killing dozens of fighters and their families, and practically eliminating the group. He remarked: “What America and its agents could not do in 14 years, the Taliban did in 24 hours”.

The message also alleged that Afghan Taliban fighters killed Mullah Mansour Dadullah, the leader of a splinter faction within the group, and 45 members of his family. The author then expressed disappointment in the failure of IS leaders and Khorasan Province to speak on the incident. He wrote:

Most of the brothers in the Islamic State in Khorasan or their supporters are amazed by this silence by the Caliph, Sheikh Muhammad al-‘Adnani, the governor of Khorasan, and the media of the Islamic State, may Allah preserve and support them, as if nothing had happened, even though a month had passed since the events. Is the blood of our brothers and sisters cheap to this degree?

Indeed, we see slowness by the governor of Khorasan in helping the families with money and other things!! According to what appears to us now, and we hope from the Caliph to hold him accountable if he is neglectful, for we have pledged allegiance so that the blame of anyone would not take us in Allah, and if he is excused then we ask Allah to forgive us and him.