military drones launched multiple hellfire missiles targeting mullah akhtar mansoor. locals claim however that one of the victims was an innocent taxi driver. since mansoor took over leadership less than a year ago the taliban has been on a tear. stepping up its attacks against afghan forces and seizing more afghan territory. all this after the number of u.s. military forces in afghanistan was dramatically reduced. today, in myanmar, secretary of state john kerry suggested the u.s. strike that took out mullah mansoor should be reassuring to the afghan government and people. >> this action send a clear message to the world that we will continue to stand with our afghan partners as they work to build a more stable, united, secure and prosperous afghanistan. >> reporter: u.s. military officials have testified before congress that security in afghanistan is deteriorating. and, it is not clear that the death of mullah akhtar mansoor alone will reverse that trend. kate. >>> jim miklaszewski at the white house tonight, thank you. >>> we are getting more insight tonight into

the afghan government, confirms that mullah akhtar mansoor was killed this weekend in a u.s. drone strike in pakistan. mansoor blamed for the deaths of many u.s. troops across the borden in afghanistan. u.s. officials say personal obama personally authorized the strike. here is elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: this, according to the afp news agency is the aftermath of the drone strike. the burned out car, mullah akhtar mansoor had been riding in and at least two charred bodies. there is only one known photograph of mansoor. afghanistan's intelligence agency said he had been under close surveillance for a while. secretary of state john kerry, on a visit to myanmar, confirmed at take. >> yesterday, the united states conducted a precision air strike that targeted taliban leader mullah akhtar mansoor in a remote area of the afghanistan/pakistan border. >> reporter: in fact the strike actually took place inside pakistan. in an area the afghan taliban used as a base. mansoor took over as head of the taliban last summer after the death of the group's first leader, mullah omar was annou