Top Pakistan Taliban commander escapes suspected drone strike in Afghanistan

Top leader of the Pakistan Taliban, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, escaped unhurt from a suspected drone strike on a safe house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, the militant group said.

A top leader of the Pakistan Taliban escaped unhurt from a suspected drone strike on a safe house in eastern Afghanistan, the militant group said Friday.

The strike on Thursday evening came a week after a ceasefire between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the government collapsed, with militants accusing Islamabad of killing its fighters.