The strike occurred early Thursday about 18 miles (30 km) west of Wana, near the Afghan border, according to AFP. Both Pakistan officials and a militant source confirmed that four foreign fighters and a top commander believed to be Abdullah Haqqani perished in the attack. “At least seven militants were killed in the drone strike,” including a top Haqqani leader and four foreigners, an intelligence official in Wana told AFP. Haqqani is known to have coordinated and sent suicide bombers to Afghanistan, the official added. Another official in the nearby town of Bannu confirmed the number of fatalities and...
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