US targets Afghan group’s ‘suicide operations’ chief

{mosads}Zakir allegedly runs the Haqqani network’s terrorist training program in Afghanistan. He has been linked to several attacks against U.S. and NATO targets in the country, including an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul last September.

Pakistan officially says it does not oppose the decision to blacklist the terror group and denies U.S. allegations that its military has links to the terror group. Pakistan, a member of the UN Security Council, did not oppose the 15-member council’s decision to blacklist the group on Monday.

Correction: This post was corrected to indicate that the Haqqani network is an Afghan, not Pakistani group