Wednesday, May 25, 2016

New Taliban Leader Named

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Who is Mullah Akhundzada?

New Taliban Emir Named   

Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada was named emir (leader) of the Taliban, succeeding Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike May 21 in southwest Pakistan. Akhundzada is considered an important spiritual authority within the Taliban, but lacks military experience.
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