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Al-Qaeda supremo pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS) In a significant move, militant group Al-Qaeda supremo Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to new Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada.
The pledge was reportedly made in a 14-minute audio and video message which was posted online.
"Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri mourned the killing of former Afghan Taliban head Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour and pledged allegiance to the group's new chief, Haibatullah Akhundzada," US-based monitor SITE Intelligence Group website said.
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