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KABUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday confirmed the death of its leader Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor in an airstrike over the weekend.
The Taliban has appointed Moulavi Haibatullah Akhundzada as its new leader to replace Mansoor, the militant group said in an online statement.
"The Leadership Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the name of the ousted Taliban regime) ... announced that the council unanimously appointed Moulavi Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new leader," the statement said.
The statement noted that all the members of Taliban's leadership council had pledged allegiance to Akhundzada.
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