ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike on a Taliban commander’s home in Pakistan killed six people, officials said Wednesday, a possible indication that Washington was moving ahead with cross-border raids despite protests from the new government.
The attack was the first since President Asif Ali Zardari warned that its territory cannot “be violated by our friends.” Late Tuesday, missiles fired by a U.S. drone aircraft struck the Taliban commander’s home in North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, said two intelligence officials, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
The officials said six people died but did not identify any of the victims.
U.S. officials in Afghanistan or Washington rarely acknowledge the attacks.
The Associated Press
