Dande Darpakhel

Dande Darpakhel
Dande Darpakhel
Coordinates: 32°59′18″N 70°3′5″E / 32.98833°N 70.05139°E / 32.98833; 70.05139Coordinates: 32°59′18″N 70°3′5″E / 32.98833°N 70.05139°E / 32.98833; 70.05139
Country  Pakistan
Territory Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Agency North Waziristan
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Dande Darpakhel is a village in North Waziristan in Pakistan. It is a suburb of Miranshah.

The village has been the target of a number of US drone strikes, one of which, in November 2013, killed the emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Drone strike in Pakistan kills head of Pakistan Taliban


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