NEW : Pakistani Taliban official confirms airstrike . The attack was carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, a group that has been fighting for years against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Maulawi Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed Friday in an airstrike in Kunar 's Shigal wa Sheltan district , according to a statement released by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force . Maulawi Dadullah was killed in a strike in the Kunar province , officials say . The airstrike also killed Dadullah 's deputy , ISAF officials say .
NEW : Pakistani Taliban official confirms airstrike . The attack was carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, a group that has been fighting for years against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Maulawi Dadullah was killed in a strike in the Kunar province , officials say . The airstrike also killed Dadullah 's deputy , ISAF officials say .