Taliban likely to announce new leader within 72 hours

Taliban likely to announce new leader within 72 hours
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Summary Meetings have also been arranged in various areas of Taliban-held territories to select leader

QUETTA (Dunya News) – Afghan Taliban have confirmed the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour after receiving confirmation about his death in a drone strike near Pak-Afghan border through different sources and United States (US) President Obama, reported Dunya News.

Afghan Taliban has called in Majlis-e-Shura’s meeting to appoint new leader while other groups have also been contacted in this regards.

Meetings have also been arranged in other areas of Taliban-held territories while different names are also under consideration as a new leader of the extremist organisation.