Abdullah Mehsud

Abdullah Mehsud is an Afghan and member of the Taliban. He is believed to be hiding in Pakistan.

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 lead 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.

External links

• Profile: Abdullah Mehsud, BBC, October 15, 2004
• 7 ex-detainees return to fighting: Guantanamo release process called imperfect, Boston Globe, October 18, 2004
• Pakistan Army Pays More Than Half Million Dollars to Al Qaeda in Bizarre Deal, South Asia Tribune, February 10, 2005
• Pakistan nabs 21 Al Qaeda suspects, Web India 123, September 13, 2005