Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s Death: Implications of Taliban Chief’s Killing
The elimination of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a US drone attack is a major setback for the insurgent movement but is unlikely to change the overall nature of the conflict in Afghanistan. Mansoor’s killing will trigger a new power struggle within the Taliban but whether prospects for pea...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-807342020-11-01T07:07:51Z Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s Death: Implications of Taliban Chief’s Killing Basit, Abdul S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Terrorism Studies Conflict and Stability East Asia and Asia Pacific South Asia The elimination of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a US drone attack is a major setback for the insurgent movement but is unlikely to change the overall nature of the conflict in Afghanistan. Mansoor’s killing will trigger a new power struggle within the Taliban but whether prospects for peace will now improve remains an open question. 2016-06-23T05:15:16Z 2019-12-06T13:57:48Z 2016-06-23T05:15:16Z 2019-12-06T13:57:48Z 2016 Commentary Basit, A. (2016). Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s Death: Implications of Taliban Chief’s Killing. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 124). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80734 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40761 en RSIS Commentaries, 124-16 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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The elimination of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a US drone attack is a major setback for the insurgent movement but is unlikely to change the overall nature of the conflict in Afghanistan. Mansoor’s killing will trigger a new power struggle within the Taliban but whether prospects for peace will now improve remains an open question. |
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