Taliban chief killed in drone strike, he was replaced 3 minutes later
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lol
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
I'm glad he's dead. 
Taliban replaces leader killed in U.S. drone strike
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...top-table-main_afghan-750a-top:homepage/story
Haibatullah Akhundzada, a cleric and once the Taliban’s top judge, was a deputy under Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, who was killed in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Saturday. His appointment could strengthen the divided group by easing infighting between Taliban factions.
The Taliban also struck. The announcement was accompanied by an attack in a suburb of the capital, Kabul, by a Taliban suicide bomber who killed 11 government employees on their way to work....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...top-table-main_afghan-750a-top:homepage/story
Haibatullah Akhundzada, a cleric and once the Taliban’s top judge, was a deputy under Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, who was killed in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Saturday. His appointment could strengthen the divided group by easing infighting between Taliban factions.
The Taliban also struck. The announcement was accompanied by an attack in a suburb of the capital, Kabul, by a Taliban suicide bomber who killed 11 government employees on their way to work....
which first choice is dead? Mansour?
This cleric looks to be more "moderate" in that he might negotiate with the Afgh gov't. Mansour would not.
It's the only way forward for US/NATO and Afgh. the Taliban are to powerful on the battlefield