Taliban power rivalries emerge at assembly
At a carefully staged gathering of worthies, some senior Taliban figures came out with unlikely points of dissent
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- Clericism confirmed
- Ambitions surface
- Hard-liner advocates inclusion
- Mullah Omar's son suggests flexibility
- Moderate stays quiet
- Power struggles
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