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Who will lead Afghan Taliban after Mullah Mansour? |
2016-05-24 |
[DAWN] Experts on Afghan affairs and Afghan Taliban sources suggest Mullah Yaqoob, son of late Taliban capo Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... , is likely to lead the Lion of Islam group following the reported death of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike -- but the process will take time. Mansour was reportedly killed in a drone strike in Balochistan |
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