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Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:25 pm
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US drone strikes kill 10 in Waziristan
MIRANSHAH - Two US drone strikes on Thursday killed at least 10 militants in Waziristan, including a commander in the Haqqani network, local officials said.
The first strike targeted the Haqqani commander in North Waziristan, killing him and three guards, while a second attack hit the Birmal area in the neighbouring district of South Waziristan close to the Afghan border.
"US drones fired three missiles. Six militants were killed," a Pakistani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media.
Another Pakistani official said the attack happened as militants tried to move from one area to another, about two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Afghan border.
In Islamabad, Pakistani and US diplomats on Thursday vowed to strengthen their troubled alliance two days after Washington acknowledged for the first time that it is waging "war" against militants in Pakistan.
US special envoy, Marc Grossman, held talks with Pakistani leaders just hours after the first drone strike killed the logistics commander in the Haqqani network that the US military has linked to Pakistani intelligence.
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were'nt all the haqqanis in afghanistan?? isn't that what the paki govt and spy agency kept saying to USA ??? then how come this haqqqani guy was killed on paki soil by US misssile??? Did'nt the paki govt buy him a GPS????