Undated photo released by Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), a Pakistan-based Afghan news agency, on May 25, 2016 to local media shows the new leader of Afghan Taliban Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday confirmed the death of its leader Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor in an airstrike over the weekend. The Taliban has appointed Moulavi Haibatullah Akhundzada as its new leader to replace Mansoor, the militant group said in an online statement. (Xinhua/Afghan Islamic Press)