ISIS declares war on Taliban in Afghanistan then lures disillusioned fighters with hidden training camps 

ISIS is attacking a weakened Taliban in a bid to take over the Afghanistan terror group's territory, it has been claimed.
Disillusioned Taliban fighters are even switching allegiance to ISIS as the murderous jihadists expand operations into the country.

The Taliban has become increasingly divided amidst a bitter feud stemming from the death of founder and leader Mullah Omar.

Now Daesh is said to be gaining an increasingly bloody foothold in the country, with chilling new pictures showing recruits at the "Sheikh Jalaluddin training camp” - thought to be in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

A diplomat in Kabul told The Times that ISIS was now "the flag of convenience for disaffected Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, and an assortment of Chechen and Uzbek fighters".

An Afghan branch of ISIS could become an international threat within three to five years, he added.

                          

                                    Gun point: An ISIS recruit in training

                        
                        Lethal weapon: A trainee jihadist lines up with a rocket launcher

                        

Mountain range: At least 40 Islamic State recruits can be seen in the “Sheikh Jalaluddin training camp”, thought to be in the eastern province of Nangarhar

The group is now said to be cutting a bloody swathe through the Taliban's Afghanistan territory, recruiting new members from 25 of 34 Afghan provinces.

Meanwhile the leader of the Taliban , Mullah Akhtar Mansou, has reportedly died of injuries sustained in a gunfight during a recent meeting of the Taliban's top commanders in Pakistan.

However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the incident took place and promised to release footage proving Mansour was still alive.

But the conflicting reports underline the huge internal conflicts currently splitting the militant group - a weakness ISIS has reportedly seized on.

                          

The Taliban has been divided since confirming in July that its founder and leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died two years ago.Read more: Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour 'wounded in shootout between senior members of Islamist movement'
Mansour, Mullah Omar's longtime deputy, was named as leader but his claim was quickly rejected by some sections of the Islamist group, who accused him of covering up Omar's death and said that his appointment was steered by Pakistan.
Read more: Taliban admit covering up death of brutal leader Mullah Omar for two years
He was wounded when fighting broke out over strategic issues in the house of a senior Taliban leader called Mullah Abdullah Sarhadi, two senior Taliban members said.

                         

                                    New recruits: ISIS fighters in Afghanistan  

                       
                      Splinter cell: Recruits in Afghanistan are put through their paces

The depth of the split has been further underlined by days of bitter fighting in the southeastern province of Zabul last month in which scores of people were killed.According to some officials in the Kabul government, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, a senior commander in the group that opposes Mansour, was killed in last month's fighting, although the claim has been denied by a spokesman for his faction.