Taliban commander's son 'killed in missile strike'

The son of a senior Afghan Taliban commander has been killed in a US missile strike, Pakistani officials said today.

Taliban commander's son 'killed in missile strike'
Fri, 19 Feb, 2010 - 08:22

The son of a senior Afghan Taliban commander has been killed in a US missile strike, Pakistani officials said today.

Mohammed Haqqani and three other close associates of the Taliban leader were killed when missiles struck a house in the Dande Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan, in north west Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan.

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