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Pakistani Taliban leader reportedly killed

By The World ⋅ August 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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(Photo: Haroon Rashid, BBC Urdu service)

(Photo: Haroon Rashid, BBC Urdu service)

There are growing indications that Pakistan’s most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud (shown at right in an undated photo), has been killed by a US missile. A Mehsud aide reportedly confirmed that he had died when a drone attacked the house where he was staying. The World’s Matthew Bell will have the latest later today.

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  • Sussy Sally Satya

    Such a complex problem with no easy way out. If only we could find a way to stop the clashes over our scriptural disagreements.