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Taliban releases video of Imam slaying
By Javed Aziz Khan
For CentralAsiaOnline.com
2011-02-19
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban released a video showing the January murder of former ISI officer Col. Imam in presence of Tehreek-e-Talian Pakistan chief in an unidentified tribal area.
The footage, broadcasted by different TV channels February 19, shows Hakeemullah Mehsud standing behind a militant who shoots Imam. Imam stumbled when he was directed to stand at the gunpoint.
Imam was kidnapped last March along with two other people. One companion, Khalid Khawaja, was killed last April. British journalist Asad Qureshi was released after a ransom was paid.
Imam was widely believed to have played a key role in the formation of the Taliban after having helped train the Afghan mujahedeen. He was said to have trained Mullah Omar, head of the Taliban.
http://centralasiaonline.com/cocoon/...9/newsbrief-01
By Javed Aziz Khan
For CentralAsiaOnline.com
2011-02-19
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban released a video showing the January murder of former ISI officer Col. Imam in presence of Tehreek-e-Talian Pakistan chief in an unidentified tribal area.
The footage, broadcasted by different TV channels February 19, shows Hakeemullah Mehsud standing behind a militant who shoots Imam. Imam stumbled when he was directed to stand at the gunpoint.
Imam was kidnapped last March along with two other people. One companion, Khalid Khawaja, was killed last April. British journalist Asad Qureshi was released after a ransom was paid.
Imam was widely believed to have played a key role in the formation of the Taliban after having helped train the Afghan mujahedeen. He was said to have trained Mullah Omar, head of the Taliban.
http://centralasiaonline.com/cocoon/...9/newsbrief-01
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