KABUL, (APP/AFP) – The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday
announced influential religious figure Haibatullah Akhundzada as
their new leader after confirming supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s
death in a US drone strike.
“Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the new leader
of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) after a unanimous agreement in the
shura (supreme council), and all the members of shura pledged
allegiance to him,” the insurgents said in a statement.
It added that Sirajuddin Haqqani, an implacable foe of US
forces, and Mullah Yakoub, the son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar,
were appointed his deputies.
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Afghan Taliban say Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed new leader
