A senior Taliban commander has confirmed the death of the group's leader Akhtar Mansour, killed in a US drone strike on Saturday. The strike was authorized by US President Barack Obama, and targeted Mansour in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Mansour's death could have political repercussions within the Taliban, where there's already dissension over his leadership since he assumed the title last July. Subscribe to us on Youtube: / cctvnewsbeijing Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Facebook: / cctvnewschina Twitter: / cctvnews Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr: / cctvnews Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing