PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A leader of a breakaway Afghan Taliban faction fighting for control of the Islamist movement has been shot and wounded by a bodyguard, two Taliban commanders said on Tuesday, highlighting unprecedented chaos embroiling the militants.
The Taliban have been riven by a split for the first time and are also contending with an ideological challenge from Islamic State (IS) militants who appear to be gaining supporters in Afghanistan.
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