 The Peshawar High Court has ruled that the attacks are illegal, inhumane, violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute a war crime.The Obama administration disagreed, contending that the attacks did not violate international law and that the method of attack was precise and effective.Notable targets of the strikes included Fazlullah, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban (killed in a strike on June 14, 2018 on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border), Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Pakistani Taliban (killed in a strike in South Waziristan on August 5, 2009), Hakimullah Mehsud, Mehsud's successor (killed in a strike on November 1, 2013), Hafiz Saeed Khan, the leader (emir) of ISIS-K (killed in a strike on the border of the Achin District), and Akhtar Mansour, leader of the Afghan Taliban (killed in a strike on May 21, 2016 in Ahmad Wal, Pakistan).