### [2015-07-30](/feed/2015/07/30/index.md)

##### Mullah Akhtar Mansoor
# After days of debate, the Taliban announce Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the successor to Mullah Omar over his son, Yaqoob Omar. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33721074)

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