塔利班產生新領導人 證實曼蘇爾死亡

Afghanistan’s Taliban says Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed the new chief of the group following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.

阿富汗塔利班說，已任命莫爾維·哈伊巴圖拉·阿昆德扎達接替被打死的曼蘇爾，擔任該組織的領導人。

In a Pashto language statement on Wednesday, the Tailban also formally confirmed Mansoor was killed in a U.S. drone attack last week.

塔利班星期三用普什圖語發表聲明，證實曼蘇爾死於美國上週發動的一次無人機空襲。

“Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the new leader of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) after a unanimous agreement in the shura (the supreme council), and all the members of shura pledged allegiance to him,” the Taliban statement said.

塔利班在聲明中說，該組織的最高委員會一致推舉阿昆德扎達擔任新領導人，並宣誓效忠於他。

U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Monday that Mansoor was eliminated because he was blocking Afghan peace and reconciliation efforts.

美國總統奧巴馬星期一說，曼蘇爾阻礙阿富汗的和平與和解進程，因此被除掉。

The new Taliban leader was a deputy to Mansoor along with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the notorious Haqqani network.

阿昆德扎達和哈卡尼網絡的領袖哈卡尼都是曼蘇爾的副手。

Haqqani has retained his position while the son of the group’s founder, Mullah Yaqoob, has been appointed as a second deputy to the new Taliban chief.

塔利班創始人的兒子毛拉·雅各布被任命爲新領導人的第二副手，而哈卡尼仍擔任第一副手。