A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the first such attack in the country under the administration of new American President Donald Trump. A second official confirmed the strike and the casualties. "The drone came from Afghanistan and returned after firing two missiles on the motorbike," he said. The last US drone attack took place in May 2016, killing the then leader of the Afghan Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mansour, as well as his driver, in southwestern Balochistan province. The strike could be read as the first hint about President Trump's policy toward Pakistan, a country he has spoken about relatively little.

Source: Egypt Independent March 02, 2017 15:11 UTC