American drones in Pakistan’s borderlands

... they are widely used by the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan for location and destruction of terrorists. How promising is the use of these devices, and how high is their efficacy from the military and political viewpoints? Unexpectedly extensive use of UAVs in Afghanistan and in Pakistani border areas has become one of the distinctive features of modern warfare. In particular, in January 2012 they were helpful in destroying one of the leaders of the Pakistani Taliban from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan group, Hakimullah ...