Ilyas Kashmiri's death was not confirmed, U.S. defense officials

Kabul in Afghanistan U.S. defense official said the U.S. leader to al-Qaeda in Pakistan drone attackkilling of Ilyas Kashmiri confirmed. Monday U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates after leavingKabul on condition of anonymity U.S. defenseofficial said that Pakistani security official sayingFriday that Ilyas Kashmiri killed in U.S. drone attack in South Waziristan but still not confirmed byindependent sources that say something about thisis premature.