Afghan Taliban chief demands removal of foreign troops to bring peace

Karachi, Sept. 22 : Mullah Mansour, the new chief of Afghan Taliban, has demanded the cancellation of a security deal with the United States and removal of all foreign troops to bring peace in Afghanistan.According to The Dawn, Mansour made the demand in his first message marking the Muslim festival of Eidul Azha since taking charge of the insurgent movement after the death of former chief Mullah Omar.Mansour, who posted the message on the group’s website, said that if the Kabul administration wanted to restore peace, it must end the occupation and revoking of all military and security treaties with the invaders.