MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Barack Obama confirmed in a statement on Monday the death of the Taliban’s leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour in a US airstrike carried out two days ago.
"We have removed the leader of an organization that has continued to plot against and unleash attacks on American and Coalition forces, to wage war against the Afghan people, and align itself with extremist groups like al-Qaeda," Obama said during his visit to Vietnam.
Mansour has been Taliban's top commander since the death confirmation of the group's longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in July 2015.
Afghanistan is experiencing significant political, social and security-related instability, as radical extremist organizations, including the Taliban, continue to stage attacks against civilian and state targets.
