Abdullah Mehsud
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Abdullah Mehsud was an Afghan and member of the Taliban. He blew himself up with a hand grenade on July 24 2007 after security forces raided a house in Zhob, Balochistan.
American spokesmen describe Mehsud as having been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, even though his name is missing from the official list of captives.[1][2][3][4]
Mehsud lost a leg to a land mine while fighting the Afghan Northern Alliance in 1996.
Mehsud surrendered to Abdul Rashid Dostum in December 2001, and was sent for interrogation to Camp Delta at the American Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
In spite of his history Mehsud was released in March 2004, and returned to a senior leadership role within the Taliban. He was believed to be in North Waziristan, part of Pakistan's "tribal areas".
The group Mehsud led captured two Chinese engineers, who were helping to build a dam in South Waziristan. One of the Chinese engineers was killed during a botched rescue attempt. The other engineer was rescued unharmed. He was also alleged to have been behind an attack on Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Shrpao that killed 31 other people and wounded many. [5]
References
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David Morgan (Tuesday May 14, 2007). "U.S. divulges new details on released Gitmo inmates". Reuters. Retrieved May 15.
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John J. Lumpkin (October 18, 2004). "7 ex-detainees return to fighting: Guantanamo release process called imperfect], [[Boston Globe]],". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 15.
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"Profile: Abdullah Mehsud". BBC. October 15, 2004. Retrieved May 15.
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- ^ Mehsud behind attack: Sherpao
External links
- Pakistan Army Pays More Than Half Million Dollars to Al Qaeda in Bizarre Deal, South Asia Tribune, February 10, 2005
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