A man described by a US judge as a leader of a group who plotted to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State group has been jailed for 35 years.
The Afghan Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of their leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, one day after Afghan government announced his demise, the outfit said in a statement without saying when and where Omar passed away.
The death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar may divide the Taliban ranks and will cause a split among the militant group's leadership, local analysts suggested.
Following a news release of the Afghan government on death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said on Wednesday that he could not confirm the death but the administration believes the reports are "credible."
There is now hope for peace in the war-battered Afghanistan after Mullah Mohammad Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, announced his group's readiness to join the peace dialogue with the Afghan government.
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