Amin al-Haq | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amin Muhammad Ul Haq Saam Khan 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Occupations | Doctor, Former bodyguard and security coordinator forOsama bin Laden |
| Known for | Being a former bodyguard and security coordinator for Osama bin Laden. Believed to have escaped fromTora Bora with Osama bin Laden. |
| Criminal status | Arrested in July 2024 during a raid by theCounter Terrorism Department inSarai Alamgir, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Amin Muhammad Ul Haq Saam Khan (born 1960)[1] is an Afghan national and a trained doctor. He is reported to have been a formerOsama bin Laden bodyguard and a security coordinator. Haq is believed to have escaped fromTora Bora withOsama bin Laden.[2]
Haq was reported to have been captured inLahore,Pakistan, in early January 2008.[citation needed] He was released from Pakistani custody in September 2011 citing a lack of evidence. Pakistani officials stated that Haq's connections to al Qaeda "could not be proved," and he is also "not in good health."CBS News andNPR cited Haq's release was a trigger for challenges of Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism.[3]However, British dailyThe Telegraph cites a senior Pakistani security official, who told the paper Haq was "arrested mistakenly, therefore, the police failed to prove any charge of his association with Osama bin Laden and the court set him free." AnalystRahimullah Yusufzai speculated, "They could only have released him with the say so of America or if maybe there really was no evidence or he was not that important."[4]
In late August 2021, Haq publicly returned toNangarhar province,Afghanistan, hailed by his entourage, in clandestinity no more.[5][6]
Haq was arrested in July 2024 during a raid by theCounter Terrorism Department inSarai Alamgir,Punjab, Pakistan.[7] According to the police, he was planning attacks in the Punjab province before his arrest.[8][9]
Dr. Amin al Haq, who served as the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden's Black Guard, was recently released by Pakistani authorities, according to a report in the Afghan Islamic Press, a jihadist news organization based in Peshawar. Al Haq was released from Pakistani custody several weeks ago, his family members told the Afghan Islamic Press.
As CBS adds, the release 'raises more questions about Pakistan's commitment to tackle Islamic militant groups which operate within parts of the nation with near impunity.'
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