- US respects Pakistan’s sovereignty but will carry out strikes to eliminate terrorists who are targeting its forces, the Obama Administration said on Monday as a response to Islamabad expressing concern over the drone strike by American forces that killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.
- The administration added that the death of Mansoor does not mean defeat of the Taliban, but it does send a clear message to those who target Americans and Afghans.
- Mansoor was killed on Monday when a US drone fired on his vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan.
(With agency inputs)
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