A recent US missile strike in tribal region killed three Egyptians linked to the Haqqani network, including one who played a key role in handling the militant group's finances, intelligence officials said Sunday.
The three men were killed Friday when a drone fired missiles at a car near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. A fourth person was also killed but has not been identified.
One of the Egyptians killed Friday was a 28-year-old man named Abdullah who helped handle the Haqqani network's finances in Pakistan and Afghanistan, said the intelligence officials. He was known locally as Nadeem.
On Thursday, a missile attack close to Miran Shah killed Janbaz Zadran, who US officials said was a top commander in the network who helped orchestrate attacks in Kabul and south-eastern Afghanistan. They said he was the most senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan to be taken off the battlefield.
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