Taliban Refuse To Prove Leader Survived Strike (ap)

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud arrives to meet with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. The Pakistani Taliban said Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 that there is no need to release proof that the group's leader is alive to refute reports that he died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone strike in mid-January. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)AP – The Pakistani Taliban refused Tuesday to provide proof their leader survived a U.S. missile attack, just one day after promising to do just that. The reversal added to speculation that Hakimullah Mehsud was mortally wounded last month in a strike close to the Afghan border.

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