The Afghan Taliban have announced a new leader to replace Mullah Akhtar Mansour who was killed in a US drone strike.
In a statement, the Taliban acknowledged Mansour’s death for the first time and named his successor as Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada.
Mansour was killed in a strike on his car in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday.
(Source, BBC )
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36375975
