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'Most Wanted' Taliban commander killed in US drone attack |
The United States has confirmed the
death of top Taliban commander Ilyas Kaashmiri in a drone attack conducted earlier
this month. According to US intelligence sources, Kaashmiri was killed in a missile
attack carried out by unmanned aircrafts in South Waziristan on September 7. Kaashmiri
was the founder leader of the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based extremist
group Harkatul Islam. He was once arrested and sent to jail for plotting an attack
on former President General Pervez Musharraf, but was subsequently released as
the authorities failed to substantiate the case against him. After the elimination
of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Kaashmiri became
the top most wanted terrorist in the region followed by Hakeemullah Mehsud and
Qari Hussain Mehsud, The News reports. |
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