(Russian) Умер лидер талибов мулла Мохаммад Хасан Рахмани

A former Taliban governor for Kandahar and member of the rebel group’s leadership council, Mullah Hassan Rahmani, has died of hepatitis in a Pakistan hospital, a source said on Tuesday.

The source close to insurgent movement told Pajhwok Afghan News Rahmani breathed his last on Monday night due to a hepatitis-B virus infection in Patel hospital Karachi, Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the Taliban confirmed in a statement the death of their senior leader, who was reportedly a key peace negotiator. “We announce the sad news that Rahmani died early Tuesday.”

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