Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strikeThe US conducted a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of Afghan Taliban, likely killing him on the Pakistan side of the remote border region with Afghanistan in a mission authorised by US President Barack Obama, officials said. More… |
Top Qaeda militant killed in US drone attackA US drone strike killed senior Al Qaeda figure Ilyas Kashmiri in northwest Pakistan after a tipoff from local intelligence, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Saturday. But a US National Security official in Washington said he could More… |