The killing comes as the monthly U.S. death toll rose sharply to 14 with the start of the spring fighting season.

Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack on secularist-backed Malik Adnan Wazir, who survived.

Satisfies President Karzai's demand American forces leave the area.

The acting WHO chief in Pakistan said health workers have not been able to immunize children in Taliban strongholds since July 2012.

A shoe was thrown at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court to face legal charges after returning from self-imposed exile.

Malala Yousafzai is writing a book about her traumatic shooting by the Taliban and her long-running campaign to promote children's education.

Targeted killings of militants using unmanned aerial aircraft ot the rise.