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Afghanistan
Iran denies Taliban ex-leader entered Pakistan via Islamic Republic
2016-05-24
[Iran Press TV] Iran has denied reports that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour had returned to Pakistain from the Islamic republic before being killed in a US liquidation drone strike.

Speaking at his weekly presser in Tehran on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry front man Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Mansour was not in the Islamic Theocratic Republic before the attack.

"The relevant officials at the Islamic Theocratic Republic deny that this person on this date crossed into Pakistain from Iran's border," Jaberi Ansari said.

He added that Iran welcomes any measures aimed at restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan, without providing further details.

Some media outlets had reported that Pak authorities claimed earlier that identity documents found on the body of the man now known to be Mansour showed he had left for Iran on March 28 and returned the day he was killed.
Posted by:Fred

#2  "The relevant officials at the Islamic Theocratic “Republic” deny that this person on this date crossed into Pakistain from Iran's border"

"Now if we're talking about a guy the boys girls knew as 'Al'..."
Posted by: Pappy   2016-05-24 12:40  

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Posted by: Creanter Angeregum3386   2016-05-24 09:30  

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