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No Visible Blowback from Pakistan Over Taliban Chief Killing: US

Top Pentagon official says there has been no visible retaliation from the Pakistan army after Mansoor was killed.

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This photo purports to show the remains of the vehicle in which Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor was travelling in Pakistan’s Balochistan province near the border with Afghanistan, 22 May 2016. (Photo: AP)
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This photo purports to show the remains of the vehicle in which Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor was travelling in Pakistan’s Balochistan province near the border with Afghanistan, 22 May 2016. (Photo: AP)
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  • There has been “no visible blow back” from Pakistan after a US drone strike killed Taliban chief Mullah Mansoor on 21 May, top Pentagon official Army Brigadier General Charles H Cleveland has said.

  • Cleveland said there had been no military-to-military issue yet and that they are trying to ensure a good relationship with the Pakistani military, although there has been “some tension and some back-and-forth”.

  • Pakistan Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif described the US drone strikes in Pakistani territory as “regrettable.” Senior Pakistani leadership has said that the US air strike “violated its sovereignty”.


(With inputs from PTI.)

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