Afghan Taliban has a new leader

May 25, 2016 11:14

Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been named the new Afghan Taliban leader following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, a Taliban spokesman said in a statement.

The same statement confirmed the death of the previous leader, who was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's Balochistan province Saturday.

The Taliban had previously confirmed Mansour's death to CNN but today's announcement is the first public statement from the group to affirm the death.Mansour had inherited the leadership from longtime leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, who died in Pakistan in 2013.

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