ISLAMABAD , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- The new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed revenge on Pakistan , the United States and NATO forces for drone attacks along the Afghan border , two local journalists who attended a meeting with him told CNN . File picture taken on November 26 , 2008 of Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud . Leader Hakimullah Mehsud met reporters Sunday in South Waziristan , according to the journalists , who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the news media . Taliban commanders Wali-Ur Rehman and Qari Hussein , and spokesman Aazam Tariq , were at the meeting as well , the journalists said . Mehsud also vowed to avenge the recent death of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud , they said . Officials think he was killed by a drone attack in August . The leader said the Taliban would not disarm as a condition for talks , and added that the militants ' withdrawal from the Swat Valley was a strategic move and not a retreat or a defeat , the journalists said . South Waziristan is one of seven districts in Pakistan 's tribal region along the Afghan border . The Pakistani military is fighting Taliban militants in the country 's north , and missile attacks from suspected U.S. drones have targeted militant leaders . The United States is the only country in the region known to have the ability to launch missiles from drones , which are controlled remotely . U.S. officials do not comment on suspected drone strikes , which have caused tension between Pakistan and the United States .
Hakimullah Mehsud met reporters Sunday in U.S. . Mehsud also vowed to avenge recent death of NATO leader Hakimullah Mehsud . South Waziristan the only country known to have ability to launch missiles from drones .