The death toll from a US drone attack on a compound used by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network in Pakistan's remote tribal Kurram district along the Afghan border has risen to 26. Yesterday's attack is the deadliest strike on the group this year.<br/><br/>Afghan officials said the strike took place on the border with Afghanistan, with part of the compound sited in Paktia province. <br/><br/>It was the second drone strike since US President Donald Trump unveiled his new Afghan and South Asia policy on 22nd of August.