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 Move America Forward Taliban Leader Thought to Be Killed May Still Be Alive and Plotting Against Our Troops! Last month U.S. Intelligence and military officials thought they had killed one of the Taliban’s top leaders in a drone attack in Pakistan. However, the latest reports from Pakistani security sources indicated that the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mashud, is likely still alive and coordinating Taliban activities across the border to Afghanistan.   Meshud, Still Alive? Still A threat! This terrorist leader is the primary man responsible for the deaths of U.S. troops as well as independent foreign...

Pakistani Taliban confirms Hakimullah Mehsud's death PTI, 9 February 2010, 01:11pm IST ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday confirmed that its chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of injuries sustained in a US drone strike, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. Taliban sources based in the Aurakzai tribal region told TV news channels that 28-year-old Mehsud was severely injured in a drone attack in Shaktoi area of North Waziristan Agency on January 14. The sources claimed Mehsud died recently near Multan city in Punjab province while being taken to Karachi for treatment. His body was taken back to the tribal belt,...

The newly appointed leader of the Taliban in Pakistan is being called more dangerous than Osama bin Laden by analysts there. His movement was created last month when 26 Pakistani militant groups joined forces to fight for an Islamic regime there, tribal sources say. Baitullah Meshud, also known as the emir of South Waziristan, is described by Pakistani authorities as a brutal but able leader who commands thousands of followers. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf blames him for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as well as a spate of recent attacks here that have left more than 400...