The Pentagon did not rule out hitting the new Taliban leader to protect its forces in Afghanistan while it said it will continue to do whatever is needed to protect its forces. And we will continue to do whatever we need to do to protect our forces,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. Well wait to see if they do the responsible thing,” Mr. Cook said. “Right now, as you know, we carried out a strike against a Taliban leader who had plotted against the US forces and had led a group that carried out attacks against US forces. Keywords: Pentagon, Taliban, Afghanistan, US, Peter Cook

Source: The Hindu May 26, 2016 22:37 UTC