The Taliban appointed Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the new leader of the militant movement, a statement said Friday, a day after the insurgents confirmed the death of Mullah Omar.
“After (Omar’s) death the leadership council and Islamic scholars of the country, after long consultations, appointed his close and trusted friend and his former deputy Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the leader,” the Taliban said in a Pashto-language statement posted on their website.
Taliban
- It is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement inAfghanistan.
- Mohammed Omar was the founder and served as the spiritual leader of the Taliban.
- Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was elected as his replacement in 2015.
- The Taliban were condemned internationally for their brutal treatment of women.
- headquarters : Quetta
- Originated as : Students of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
Mullah Akhtar Mansour
- Mullah Akhtar Mansoor is the new leader of the Taliban after the death of Mullah Omar.
- He was previously Minister of Civil Aviation inTaliban-led Afghanistan.
- Mansoor was appointed deputy to Mullah Omar in 2010.
Mullah Omar
- He was the supreme commander and the spiritual leader of the Taliban.
