NEW : Pakistani Taliban official denies involvement . A senior Pakistani Taliban official was killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan , officials say . A senior Pakistani Taliban leader was killed in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan 's volatile northern Kunar province , the NATO-led coalition said Saturday . Maulawi Dadullah was killed in a raid in the Kunar province , officials say . The airstrike also killed Dadullah 's deputy , ISAF officials say .
NEW : Pakistani Taliban official denies involvement . A senior Pakistani Taliban official was killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan , officials say . Maulawi Dadullah was killed in a raid in the Kunar province , officials say . The airstrike also killed Dadullah 's deputy , ISAF officials say .