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.

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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Courts Irish Language Place: north west Pakistan Place: Dande Darpa Khel Place: North Waziristan Place: Afghanistan Person: Mohammed Haqqani Person: Siraj Haqqani Organisation: Taliban Organisation: al-Qaida

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