Mullah Umar's death: implications of Taliban leader's demise

• Main Author: Abdul Basit
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Global; International politics and security; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); South Asia; Terrorism studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82049; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39797
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The death of the Taliban leader Mullah Umar will spark a protracted power struggle within the Taliban movement and derail the fledgling peace process between the Taliban and Afghan government. Islamic State will benefit from Umar’s death. (This is an updated version of an earlier piece).