<br /> In a U.S. air strike near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan<br />Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah was killed, according to a senior Afghan Defense Ministry official.<br />Reuters reports that an official at the NATO-led Resolute Support mission<br />in Afghanistan also confirmed Fazlullah was killed on Thursday.<br />Fazlullah’s death could ease strained ties between Islamabad and Washington. <br />
