Media ID: 55351323
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Pakistani local residents gathering around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was believed to be travelling. AFP
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2016 | World
President Barack Obama approved a drone strike that killed the Taliban leader because he was overseeing plans for new attacks on American targets in the Afghan capital, U.S. officials have said. U.S. forces targeted Mullah Akhtar Mansour because he was plotting...
Media ID: 55351261
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Pakistani residents of Baluchistan gather around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed. AFP
by Asharq Al Awsat and Mohammad Ali Salih | May 23, 2016 | World
Islamabad, Washington- U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Monday the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, saying it marks an “important milestone” in longstanding efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan. “We have removed the leader of...
