Wednesday 25 May 2016

Taliban in Afghanistan appoint new leader after death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour

Taliban in Afghanistan appoint new leader after death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour in US drone strike | Asia | News | The Independent
In a statement sent to media, the insurgent group said its new leader is Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, one of two of Mansour's deputies. It said he was chosen at a meeting of Taliban leaders, which was believed to have been held in Pakistan.

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