SUMMARY

High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate is an Afghan rebel group which split from the Taleban movement due to a leadership conflict in August 2015. It emerged as a faction led by Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah which disputed the election of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as the new leader of the Taleban movement after the announcement of Mullah Omar's death on 30 July 2015. Initially, the opposition against Mullah Mansour was supported by Mullah Omar's family.

Mohammad Rasool was a senior commander in the Taleban movement and had earlier served as governor of Nimroz province, and shadow governor of Farah province. Following the announcement of Mullah Omar's death, and the realization that the central leadership of the Taleban had kept his death a secret for two years, several commanders started to oppose the newly elected Mullah Mansour as the leader of the Taleban, refusing to pledge allegiance to him.

In early October 2015, the opposing forces held a meeting in Farah province. They changed their name to the High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate and formally appointed Mohammad Rasool as its leader and Mansoor Dadullah as his deputy.

Mansoor Dadullah was killed in clashes against the Mullah Mansour-led Taleban in Zabul in November 2015, which the group did not acknowledge until in August 2016. His nephew Mullah Emdadullah Mansoor was appointed as his replacement, and swore that he would take revenge from the Taleban for killing his uncle.

The High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate has been involved in the intrastate and the non-state categories of UCDP organized violence.