Mehsud, who was under a $5 million US government bounty, was killed when a drone targeted his car in the North
Wazoo tribal district of Pakistain, near the Afghan border."The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns this terror act by America and describes the martyrdom of Mullah Hakimullah Mehsud as a big loss," the Taliban said in a statement, using the group's formal name.
"America can not create a vacuum or achieve their evil goals by martyring mujahideen."
"The Islamic Emirate calls on the Pak people and government to make more effort than at any other time to prevent such brutal attacks by the American invaders," said the statement.