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Drone strike kills eight in N Waziristan

Friday, 25 Sep, 2009
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The missile struck near a religious school run by Afghan Taliban commander.— Photo from File

MIRAMSHAH: Eight people were killed and two others injured when two missiles fired by a drone hit the Markaz of Afghan commander Ahmad Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, in Dandi Derpakhel area of North Waziristan on Thursday night.

The area is a stronghold of the Taliban and Jalaluddin Haqqani is believed to be living here.Jalaluddin Haqqani, it may be mentioned, was a minister in the Taliban government of Afghanistan.

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