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.
Leading Causes of Death. Narrative. In 2010, there were 1,219,545 deaths of women aged 18 and older in the United States. Of these deaths, nearly half were attributable to heart disease and cancer, which were responsible for 23.8 and 22.4 percent of deaths, respectively.