The group found its way to Pakistan in the 1970s, when former Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan exiled Jalaluddin Haqqani from the nation. During his exile, Jalaluddin went to Miranshah, Pakistan, where he got acquainted with and became close to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Pakistanâs ISI.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, accounting for 1 in every 4 deaths, and affecting significantly more men than women. Contents of this article: 1  Top 10 leading causes of death. 2  Top 10 leading causes of death in more detail. 3  Heart disease. 4  Cancer. 5  Chronic lower respiratory disease. 6  Accidents. 7  Stroke. 8  Alzheimer's disease.
The top five causes of death accounted for nearly two-thirds of all U.S. deaths in 2010, and nearly 900,000 Americans die prematurely every year from these causes, the CDC said. Death rates for each cause of death vary greatly from state to state.