Afghanistan slams drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban leader From Masoud Popalzai, CNN November 4, 2013 -- Updated 0938 GMT (1738 HKT) Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the timing of the U.S. drone strike that killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban last week, his office said in a statement. Karzai made the comments when he met with a U.S. congressional delegation in Kabul on Sunday evening, the statement said. The Afghan President expressed hope that the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, would not undermine cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed at achieving a successful peace process.