The Express TribuneAsia Pacific|Taliban Confirm Death of Leader, Mullah Mansour, in US Drone StrikeNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban broke their silence early Wednesday over the death of their leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, confirming in a statement that he had been killed in an American drone strike. Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, a ...Taliban Confirm Death of Leader in US Strike, Announce ReplacementNBCNews.comAfghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's deathUSA TODAYTaliban announces new leaderCNN InternationalBBC News -Aljazeera.com -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Wall Street Journalall 263 news articles »