Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan speaks with Marines in Afghanistan on Jan. 5. Toolan said in an interview that infighting among the Taliban's top leadership is increasing. Lance Cpl. Justin Loya / Marine Corps
Taliban Leader's Grip On Insurgency Weakens -- USA Today
Taliban leader Mullah Omar's grip on the insurgency is loosening as coalition battlefield successes in southern Afghanistan help sow discord among the Taliban top ranks and weaken the organization, a top U.S. commander said.
"What we have seen in the last couple months is … a lot of infighting among some of his senior leadership," Marine Maj. Gen. John Toolan, commander of coalition forces in southwestern Afghanistan, told USA TODAY. "There were some killings within and among the Taliban."
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