Updated 3:53 P.M. ET
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban on Friday, intelligence officials in the two countries and Taliban militants said. The death is a major blow to the group a day after the government said it started peace talks with the militants.
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