President, Defense Secretary comment on death of Taliban leader

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President, Defense Secretary comment on death of Taliban leader

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, second from right, in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this year. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen)

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Tags: President Barack Obama Monday confirmed the death of Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansur, who was targeted May 21 by a U.S. airstrike near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

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