Mansour killing may serve to strengthen Afghan Taliban

A US drone strike has eliminated Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansour

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  • The next leadership
  • Outlook for the insurgency and peace talks
  • Assessing strength
  • Building political support
  • Qatar preference
  • Afghan government posture
  • NATO and US presence
  • Pakistan's posture

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