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The Taliban continue to deny Mehsud is dead but have failed to provide evidence he is alive. The U.S. does not talk publicly about the secret CIA-run drone program in Pakistan, but officials say privately that the strikes have killed several senior Taliban and al-Qaida leaders. Pakistani officials regularly protest the strikes as violations of the country's sovereignty. But U.S. officials say privately that the government supports the program.
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