{"id":309850,"date":"2026-01-15T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rift-at-top-of-the-taliban-bbc-reveals-clash-of-wills-behind-internet-shutdown-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:00:16","slug":"rift-at-top-of-the-taliban-bbc-reveals-clash-of-wills-behind-internet-shutdown-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rift-at-top-of-the-taliban-bbc-reveals-clash-of-wills-behind-internet-shutdown-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zsVawm2DMUw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsVawm2DMUw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A piece of audio obtained by the BBC has revealed what worries the Taliban&#8217;s leader most.<\/p>\n<p>Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warned of &quot;insiders in the government&quot; pitted against each other in the Islamic Emirate the Taliban set up to govern the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the leaked clip, he can be heard giving a speech saying that internal disagreements could eventually bring them all down.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of audio obtained by the BBC has revealed what worries the Taliban&#8217;s leader most. 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