Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was last week named as a number two to Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, blamed 'fake propaganda' for the death rumours.
Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar released an audio statement to squash rumours that he had been killed in a shootout between rival factions in Kabul.KABUL - The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his supposed demise went viral on social media.
Social media has been in a frenzy over the speculation -- particularly in India, where rumours swirled that he had been mortally wounded in a shootout between rival Taliban factions at the presidential palace."Over the past few nights I have been away on trips. Wherever I am at the moment, we are all fine, all my brothers and friends.
It was not possible to authenticate the message, but it was posted on official Taliban sites -- including that of the spokesman of the political office of the new government.
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