they quick calais drove the taliban from power but failed to capture moll la omar. after four quiet heres still in riding he directed an increasing levi lent war against the newly appointed government then his successor. the roadside bombings targeting afghan security became their hallmarks. the taliban made areas of afghanistan impossible to govern. in recent years there has been political overtures to the taliban. giving representatives a political office in qatar. and after years of saying they would never negotiate with what they call a puppet government, represent is sat down with government officials. he was nowhere to be seen, but an online message endorsed the negotiations. by then, reports suggest he had long been dead. and now it has a new leader. jennifer glass, al jazeera kabul. now malaysia civil aviation chief has flown to france. malaysia investigators will join their french counter parts in the city where the wing component that was found is due to arrive on saturday. the debris washed up on the island east of madagascar earlier this week. al jazeera

jennifer glass was saying in her report, that moll la omar hasn't been seen for years.pite that, his perceived presence was extremely important to the group what does that tell us about his significance to the taliban as a movement, both spiritually and as a man that led since its inception? >> in the 1990's up to the present. a figure larger than life who was the glue that kept it together. unifying the movement, even though he was not seen in public but he was a saint. no one could disagree with him, he was feared a lot at the same time. really the taliban is now facing a watershed moment. the changing of the guard. will the new leader, be able to fill the shoes will he be able to unify the movement. he was really a unifying figure and he was there forever, as you said. for almost went years. >> the taliban for a long time hasn't been held a very -- he was almost symbol tick the group a mythical figure. but he hadn't played a direct role in the operations of the group, so therefore can we conclude that this won't necessarily deal them a serious blow? because it's alwa