For more on this, we are joined by our correspondent Danial Khan from Pakistan's Islamabad.

Q1. This is not the first time we've seen reports that Mansour has been killed. In December, he was reportedly wounded and killed in a shootout in Pakistan. So is there any confirmation? And what has been the reaction from Pakistan and Afghanistan?

Q2. Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, predicted strained ties between the US and Pakistani militaries after the operation, and said it would put Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency on alert. Does the Pakistan side have any response on this?