Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, is dead

Latest report from CNN says the Afghan Government has confirmed the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, dead.
It quoted the government as saying he died in April 2013.
The Afghan Government had earlier said it was investigating reports of death of the Taliban leader.
The government’s response comes after reports of the death of reclusive Taliban leader.

In a news conference on Wednesday, President Ashraf Ghani’s deputy spokesman said the government was aware of the reports of his death and was in the process of assessing them.
Afghan government and intelligence sources reported earlier that Omar had “died two or three years ago”.
The U.S. State Department’s spokesperson, John Kirby, said the U.S. cannot confirm Omar’s death.
Omar was born around 1960 in rural southern Afghanistan. He reportedly rose to power as a commander who fought the Russian occupation around the city of Kandahar.

Source: Al-Jazeera, CNN