Administrative units of Pakistan

The Taliban has confirmed that Baitullah Mehsud is dead and that leaders are trying to determine who will replace him. The Takeaway is joined by Jeremy Binnie, senior analyst on terrorism and insurgency at Jane’s Intelligence Group.

Missile strikes by a U.S. drone killed more than 50 people in South Waziristan, Pakistan, a Taliban stronghold. The Takeaway turns to Rob Watson, BBC defense correspondent, for more of the story.

The head of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is reported to have been killed by a US missile strike. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on what it could mean for the overall US mission in the region.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Aamer Ahmed Khan about the battle between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants for control of two key areas along the border with Afghanistan. The army has launched an offensive to get the Taliban out of the region, but so far the militants have maintained a firm and […]

An American aid worker was ambushed and shot dead in Pakistan today. The victim has been identified as the head of a U.S.-government-funded development project in the northwestern city of Peshawar.