The New Taleban Deputy Leaders: Is there an obvious successor to Akhtar Mansur?
Thomas Ruttig
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Reports of the alleged killing of new Taleban leader Akhtar Mansur in December 2015 as well as his subsequent disappearance from public view have raised the question as to who might be next-in-line and whether there exists an internal, legitimate mechanism for succession. This question is all the more pressing given the continuing, albeit dwindling, […]
War and Peace
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