[1st Sept 2015] Taliban admits ex-leader Mullah Omar died 2 years ago - English
The Taliban have admitted that they hid the death of their former leader Mullah Omar for two years. The group says the news had to be kept secret until foreign forces left Afghanistan. The Taliban confirmed in July that Omar died but did NOT clarify the date. Many insurgents have accused the top leadership of keeping them in the dark while issuing statements in his name. The cover-up was explained in a biography of new Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour. The Taliban apparently came under pressure to confirm the death after the Afghan spy agency revealed that he died two years ago in a Karachi hospital.
Added by PTV on 01-09-2015
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