On 22 May, US accused the Pakistan of violating its sovereignty following a drone strike July 2015 in which Mullah Akhtar Mansoor , the Taliban ’s leader, is believed to have been killed. The attack took place just inside Pakistan ’s border with Pakistan . The US has said that President Barack Obama authorised the strike, which underlines that the US is prepared to target the group’s leadership, even if they are discovered in Pakistan . One of the Taliban commanders who dismissed the report of Mansoor’s Pakistan has reacted angrily, arguing that Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Omar was not informed before the attack. There is still some debate over whether Mansoor was killed, or whether it was another individual, though the US has described the strike as a likely success. If Mansoor ’s death is confirmed, this could prompt a succession contest within the Taliban and deepen the divisions that became more apparent after the death of its founder, Mullah Mohammad Omar , in July 2015 .
On 22 May, US accused the Pakistan of violating its sovereignty following a drone strike July 2015 in which Mullah Akhtar Mansoor , the Taliban ’s leader, is believed to have been killed. The attack took place just inside Pakistan ’s border with Pakistan . The US has said that President Barack Obama authorised the strike, which underlines that the US is prepared to target the group’s leadership, even if they are discovered in Pakistan . Pakistan has reacted angrily, arguing that Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Omar was not informed before the attack. There is still some debate over whether Mansoor was killed, or whether it was another individual, though the US has described the strike as a likely success. If Mansoor ’s death is confirmed, this could prompt a succession contest within the Taliban and deepen the divisions that became more apparent after the death of its founder, Mullah Mohammad Omar , in July 2015 .