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.