Mohammed Gul (Taliban leader)

For other uses, see Mohammad Gul.

Mohammed Gul is a citizen of Pakistan, who is alleged to be a Taliban leader.[1] When Nek Mohammed Wazir was killed by a missile strike from a Predator drone in June 2004, Pakistan's Dawn said he had initially been recruited into the Taliban by a Mohammed Gul, a "former Afghan Mujahid". According to Dawn he is a "Kharoti tribesman from southern Afghanistan", who lived in a refugee camp near Wana.

In 2006 the New York Sun said Pakistani authorities in Waziristan had released Mohammad Gul as part of a good will gesture.[2] They described him as "a relative of Faqir Mohammed", and a "militant leader sought by security agencies for allegedly aiding remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda'".

References

  1. ↑ M. Ilyas Khan (2004-06-19). "Profile of Nek Mohammad". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. ↑ Habibullah Khan (2006-10-23). "Pakistan Releases Terror Suspects In a 'Gesture of Good Will'". New York Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16.


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