The unmanned aircraft hit a compound in Kund Sar village, 60 kilometres (40 miles) south of Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
, the main town in the North
Wazoo tribal region which borders Afghanistan. "The drone fired two missiles, killing at least eight people and injuring two others," a security official in the area told AFP via phone on condition of anonymity.
"There may be more dead bodies under the rubble," he said.
An intelligence official in the area confirmed the attack and said forces of Evil loyal to the warlord Gul Bahadur and the feared Haqqani network operate in the area, as well as foreign Uzbek fighters.
Another security official in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
also confirmed the strike and said the Haqqani network and foreign forces of Evil are active in the area.
The strike came a day after Pak jet fighters killed 20 suspected members of the Haqqani network, accused of some of the bloodiest attacks in Afghanistan including a blast that left 57 people dead last weekend.
In a similar attack on October 30, a U.S. drone strike killed at least seven forces of Evil including an important commander of the Haqqani network in the village of Nargas in South Waziristan.
Security officials at the time said the commander Abdullah Haqqani was responsible for sending jacket wallahs to Afghanistan.
North Waziristan is one of the seven lawless tribal districts that border Afghanistan. It has long been a hub for al-Qaeda and Talibs.
The area is generally off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to independently verify the number and identity of the dead.
Washington pressed Islamabad for years to wipe out sanctuaries in North Waziristan which forces of Evil have used to launch attacks on NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
forces in Afghanistan.
The Pak military launched a major offensive in the district in June and say they have killed more than 1,500 forces of Evil so far, with 125 soldiers losing their lives.