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Urgent: Afghan Taliban releases audio of new leader

Xinhua, August 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday released an audio tape of Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who was elected as the new leader of the insurgent group earlier this week.

The Taliban sent the nearly half an hour audio speech of Mansoor made during a meeting held on Thursday by the Taliban leading council during which he was elected as the new leader of the Taliban. Endi