Pakistan Militant Group Finds Likely Replacement After U.S. Drone Strike Kills Leader

U.S. News 

Khorasini's killing follows a slight thawing in relations between Islamabad and Washington, seemingly sparked by the Pakistan army last week freeing a U.S.-Canadian couple and their three children after five years in captivity. The family was held by the Haqqani network, an Afghan Taliban-allied militant group.