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Obama confirms Mullah Mansour killed in US air strike
HANOI: united states of america (US) President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour changed into killed in a US air strike and stated that American forces might retain to head after threats on Pakistani soil.
"we've removed the chief of an enterprise that has persevered to plan towards and unleash assaults on American and Coalition forces, to salary warfare against the Afghan humans, and align itself with extremist agencies like Al Qaeda," the us president said in a announcement.
"we can paintings on shared objectives with Pakistan, wherein terrorists that threaten all our countries need to be denied secure haven," he said.
Obama, who is on a 3 day go to to Vietnam, stated Mansour had rejected efforts "to noticeably have interaction in peace talks and stop the violence that has taken the lives of infinite innocent Afghan guys, ladies and kids".
He called on the Taliban's ultimate leadership to engage in peace talks as the "best actual route" to finishing the attritional conflict.
Manor, who turned into increased to the management of the Taliban after a sour energy warfare, turned into killed on Saturday in a far off part of Balochistan.
The raid turned into the first regarded US assault on a top Afghan Taliban chief on Pakistani soil. Pakistan has lambasted the united states over the drone assault, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
"we've removed the chief of an enterprise that has persevered to plan towards and unleash assaults on American and Coalition forces, to salary warfare against the Afghan humans, and align itself with extremist agencies like Al Qaeda," the us president said in a announcement.
"we can paintings on shared objectives with Pakistan, wherein terrorists that threaten all our countries need to be denied secure haven," he said.
Obama, who is on a 3 day go to to Vietnam, stated Mansour had rejected efforts "to noticeably have interaction in peace talks and stop the violence that has taken the lives of infinite innocent Afghan guys, ladies and kids".
He called on the Taliban's ultimate leadership to engage in peace talks as the "best actual route" to finishing the attritional conflict.
Manor, who turned into increased to the management of the Taliban after a sour energy warfare, turned into killed on Saturday in a far off part of Balochistan.
The raid turned into the first regarded US assault on a top Afghan Taliban chief on Pakistani soil. Pakistan has lambasted the united states over the drone assault, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
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