Pakistan: US missiles kill 3 militants near Afghan border
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A suspected US drone strike hit a militant compound near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan early on Thursday morning, killing three militants, Pakistani officials said.
According to two Pakistani intelligence officials, the unmanned drone fired two missiles at the Ghaznavi compound of the militant Haqqani network's commander Abdur Rasheed. The network is affiliated with Afghan Taliban. It was unclear if Rasheed was at the compound at the time of the strike, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The compound is located on the Pesho Ghar mountain in the Kurram tribal region's Ghuzgari area.
In Afghanistan, Abdullah Asrat, spokesman for the provincial governor of Paktia province that borders the Kurram tribal region, said the drone strike took place on Afghan soil, in Patan district. He also gave a higher death toll, saying that seven militants were killed, including two commanders, and that two were wounded.
