Pakistan

Vital information: US investigators question Bin Laden’s widows

Women were interviewed as a group despite US wishes to interview them separately.

Afp May 14, 2011

WASHINGTON:

Pakistan has let US intelligence agents interview Osama bin Laden’s wives, as they probe how the al Qaeda leader managed to hide for years in the garrison town of Abbottabad, the White House said on Friday.

“The United States government has gained access to Osama bin Laden’s wives held by Pakistan,” White House spokesperson Jay Carney said, without offering further details.

Earlier, CNN quoted US and Pakistani sources as saying that US intelligence services had interrogated three of the widows of the terrorist mastermind, shot dead in a US special forces raid on May 2.

The women were reportedly interviewed as a group, despite US wishes to interview them separately, and were openly “hostile” to US officials interviewing them, said CNN, quoting a Pakistani government official and two US officials close to matter.

The eldest of the wives spoke for all them in the interview, which was also attended by members of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Members of both governments told CNN that despite the uptick in tensions between the two anti-terror allies in the wake of the US commando raid that killed bin Laden, intelligence sharing has continued.

It is thought the women could have vital information on the al Qaeda network and Bin Laden’s involvement – from his hide-out – in their operations.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 14^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (4)

Realist | 12 years ago | Reply @Hayat Mohammad: In case you have been sleeping all these years, Pakistan is the prime NATO ally in this region. All NATO supplies (guns, ammunition, fuel, food for soldiers etc.) for Afghanistan go through Pakistan i.e., Pakistan provides all logistical support and ensures their safe transit. Also, it is well known Pakistan allows US drones to operate from its territory. Now after reviewing all this info, tell me if you were in the shoes of Taliban and Al-Qaeda, would you consider Pakistan as your friend or enemy?

Arsalan | 12 years ago | Reply @Hayat Mohammad: They don't have the gutts to fight in Afghanistan. Did not they fought for 10 years and what they got? 75% of Afghanistan is under Taliban's Control now as compare to 25% when US invaded Afghanistan in 2001. US army has never won a war against an enemy of size., they lost in Korea war against China, Vietnam War as well and Georgia War against Russia . List is endless. All they can do is to go in small countries and Bomb them like Iraq. Even gainst Soviet Union, US stood no chance even to challenge them therefore Afgans fought that war and then they were Mujahideen .Now, that they are figting against them , theya re terrorists. Point is if Soviet Union stood no chance against Afghan resistance, US has even less hopes. Their generals and Politicians are fooling American nation, Using their Tax dollars to carry on this war and all those companies related to US defence complex making money out of this war. They want this theater to go on so that an Elite class always keep making money. War has become a business for them. For the American Public? They have one sided Media to tackle them.

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