Obama administration officials confirmed Wednesday that the military operations commander of the Taliban-allied Haqqani militant network was killed by a U.S. drone-fired missile last week in Pakistan.
Badruddin Haqqani was the third-ranking official of the militant group, which the administration considers the most potent threat to U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, and the most senior member killed to date. His father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, founded the network and remains its titular head, and his brother, Sirajuddin, is its current leader.
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