Former head of Afghan Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mansour was coming back from Dubai after shopping when was killed in Pakistan, reports Washington Post
Stars and Stripes/Washington Post: Did the US kill a negotiating partner or a fervent foe?
Monitoring Desk: US Based Washington Post has reported that former head of Afghan Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was coming back from Dubai after shopping and having fundraising meetings via Iran when he was killed in a drone strike in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
An article published in Washington Post dated March 24, 2018 titled “A Dubai shopping trip and a missed chance to capture the head of the Taliban” written by Greg Jaffe and Missy Ryan claims that in the spring of 2016 senior officials at the White House learned that the head of the Taliban had turned up in Dubai for a few days of shopping and fundraising.
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Update: Former head of Afghan Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mansour was coming back from Dubai when was killed in Pakistan, reports Washington Post (Dispatch News)
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WNU Editor: This is a must read article .... providing details on the killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mansour that have been unknown until now. The only question that still remains unanswered is .... why did President Obama order the assassination of the first (and only) Taliban leader who has ever engaged in talks with U.S. and Afghan officials.
