Mullah Haibattullah Akhundzada selected as new Taliban leader

Q.  Who has been selected as the Taliban leader following the death of former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour?
- Published on 26 May 16

a. Akhundzada
b. Ali
c. Yusuf
d. Ahmed

ANSWER: Akhundzada
 
The choice of Akhundzada as the Taliban leader was believed to have taken place in a meeting at Pakistan
  • Afghan Taliban confirmed former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in the past week and they have appointed a successor
  • Pakistani authorities have given shelter to Taliban leaders over the Afghan border
  • The insurgents have been fighting to overthrow the Kabul government since the year 2001
  • Their own Islamist regime was overthrown by a US invasion

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