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    429 : A Tale of the Troubled Taliban : Mullah Mansoor and his Men

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    25 May 2016

    The death of the Taliban leader Mullah Akhter Mansoor, in a recent American drone attack, may have some implications for the fighting capabilities of this terrorist organisation. Much will, however, depend on who succeeds him now. What is more certain is that the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan is not going to end anytime soon.