U.S. drone kills 13 Taliban militants

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. drone attack in Pakistan Sunday killed at least 13 Taliban militants and injured six others, officials said.

The drone hit a compound in the violence-plagued North Waziristan tribal region, Press Trust of India reported.

Among the dead was a key Taliban commander, Amir Moaviya, officials said.

The drone fired two missiles at a guesthouse of a tribal compound in Eisori village near Mirali in North Waziristan tribal agency, officials said.

It marked the first U.S. drone attack in August. PTI said earlier reports suggested the United States had halted drone strikes during severe flooding in Pakistan because they could intensify anti-American sentiments.