Taliban\u2019s new leader has vowed to continue fighting while urging unity among his follower on Saturday in his first statement\u00a0since becoming the head of the organisation.<\/p>\n
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor has recently been elected as leader of the group, following the death<\/span><\/a> of long-serving leader Mullah Mohammad Omar<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n A 30-minute audio clip has been released which is believed to be a speech by Mansoor. In it, he calls for unity amongst fighters in a bid to quell growing factions.<\/p>\n “We have to continue our jihad, we shouldn’t be suspicious of each other. We should accept each other” says the man purported be to new Taliban leader, Mullah Mansoor, in audio messge.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever happens must comply with Sharia law, whether that be jihad, or talks, or an invitation to either. Our decisions all must be based on Sharia law.”<\/p>\n “We should keep our unity, we must be united, our enemy will be happy in our separation” he says.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a big responsibility for us. This is not the work of one, two or three people. This is all our responsibility to carry on jihad until we establish the Islamic state.”<\/p>\n The new Taliban leader did not endorse or reject the emerging peace talks with the Afghan government despite the fact that Mansoor has been effectively running the Taliban for more than two years, according to the government. A second round of talks, which was scheduled to begin Friday in Pakistan, has been indefinitely postponed.<\/p>\n However, some expect that the new Taliban leadership could somehow pave the way towards peace and lead to an end to years of fighting.<\/p>\n