KABUL, July 29:
Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead, the Afghan Government announced tonight, “confirming” reports about the one-eyed extremist leader who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1996 and 2001.
“The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, based on credible information, confirms that Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of the Taliban died in April 2013 in Pakistan,” a statement issued by the office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said.(PTI)
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