India, March 17 -- Well-placed Taliban sources have firmly denied reports suggesting the forced resignation of Afghanistan's Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani. The sources clarified that, contrary to the reports circulating in various media outlets, Haqqani is simply taking a period of rest after his recent international visits referring to UAE and then Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.

These Kabul-based sources said that Pakistani intelligence agencies and their various arms, including media outlets based in Western countries, have been spreading this rumor about internal divisions within the Taliban.

"The reports you're seeing about the Interior Minister are completely untrue. It's the same old game - spreading false narratives ab...