U.S. Drone Strike Kills Militants in Pakistan but Angers Its Government<br />Afghan insisted that Such unilateral actions, as that of today, are detrimental to the<br />spirit of cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism.<br />24, 2018<br />ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A leader of the militant Haqqani network<br />and two of his aides were killed Wednesday in an American drone strike in northwestern Pakistan, an attack that was denounced by the Pakistani government.<br />At least 2.7 million Afghan refugees are living in various parts of the country,<br />and Pakistani military officials say the refugee camps and settlements provide shelter to Taliban and Haqqani militants.<br />The attack took place on Wednesday morning in the Speen Thal Dapa Mamozai area of the Kurram tribal region and was directed at a house<br />that the Pakistani authorities said was being used by Afghan refugees.<br />American officials have repeatedly demanded that the Pakistanis take action against the Haqqani network, but Pakistani officials deny<br />that the militants have any organized presence inside the country.<br />The presence of its leaders and militants in Pakistan<br />and its links with the country’s military intelligence agency have long caused friction between United States and Pakistan.
