Taliban attacks may rise with death of Mullah Mansour, warns army chief of staff

Simultaneously with the death of Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the Afghan Army Chief of Staff warns of increased attacks by Taliban.

The army chief of staff, Qadam Shah Shahim called on all Afghan troops to use every facilities for suppressing the armed Taliban group.

“In my opinion, Taliban will increase attacks after the death of their leader,” Qadam Shah Shahim, army chief of staff said.

Mansoor was killed in Pakistan on Saturday when his vehicle was struck by a US drone, believed to be the first time a Taliban leader was killed in such a way inside Pakistani territory.

Pakistan’s military broke its silence on the matter with a press statement on Wednesday. It said that in a meeting with the US ambassador, army chief Raheel Sharif expressed “serious concern” over the drone strike.

Shahin who demand Pakistan to end its support from terrorism said with the death of Mullah Mansour, there will be more tensions among the Taliban group.

This comes as the Taliban broke their silence over the death of their leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour; announcing their new leader, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada who was deputy of Mullah Mansour.

Along with the announcement on Wednesday came the Taliban’s latest attack on the outskirts of Kabul, targeting a van that was taking employees of an appellate court to neighboring Wardak Province. The Taliban had vowed to take aim at government employees, particularly those in the judicial system, after six of their prisoners in Kabul were hanged recently, having been convicted on terrorism charges.