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Post by Frenchie on Aug 3, 2009 11:48:20 GMT 1
Umer Khalid, who is also known as Abdul Wali, was thought to have died in the Pakistani government's crackdown against extremists. But our pictures show him not only alive and well, but with four hostages whom he is threatening to kill unless the authorities free Taliban prisoners they are holding. Khalid allowed himself to be filmed to disprove the official claims and apparently to initiate negotiations with the authorities. The Interior Minister Rehamn Malik told reporters in January that Khalid was among those killed in an attack on militant extremists in the Mohmand Agency, part of Pakistan's tribal areas. The claims were denied by the Taliban at the time. Full Story >>
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