New Afghan Taliban leader urges unity, continued militancy

Rasa - The new leader of Afghan Taliban has made his first public announcement, calling for unity among the members of the terrorist group, while vowing to continue its campaign across Afghanistan.

News ID: 3062

Date: 02 August 2015 - 00:22

RNA - “We should keep our unity, we must be united,” Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor said in a message released on Saturday.

The Taliban on Thursday confirmed that their former leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, had been dead and said they had chosen Mansoor as his successor.

“This is a big responsibly on us. This is not the work of one, two or three people. The onus is upon us all to carry on” with the campaign, he said.

The 30-minute audio message also included comments about the peace talks with the Afghan government.

Taliban pulled out of the talks that had been scheduled for Friday in Pakistan after Mullah Omar’s death became public on Wednesday. Kabul announced Mullah Omar’s death on Wednesday, saying that the reclusive leader had been dead since April 2013.

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