Taliban commander's brother killed by US missile

The brother of a senior Afghan Taliban commander has been killed in a US missile strike in north west Pakistan, officials said today.

Taliban commander's brother killed by US missile
Fri, 19 Feb, 2010 - 08:54

The brother of a senior Afghan Taliban commander has been killed in a US missile strike in north west Pakistan, officials said today.

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

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