Osama bin Laden is hiding out in the mountains less than 200 kilometres from Kabul, according to the latest intelligence reports obtained by Sun Media. The leader of al-Qaida, which has recently been re-invented under Fateh Islam (Victory of Islam), has been seen in the mountains in the province of Kunar, an ultra-religious conservative region that supports bin Laden and is pro-Taliban. "Fateh Islam's leader, none other than Osama bin Laden, is very much alive," says the report.
The No. 1 Urdu-language paper in the Pakistani port city of Karachi says bin Laden is living in a Pakistani city 80 kilometres from the Afghanistan border. But a classified intelligence document produced by the International Security Assistance Force said bin Laden is living with the Guzer tribe, which "would militarily support him."
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"Bin Laden could hardly ask for a better hiding place," the report reads, pointing out that the mountains northeast of Kabul are covered with evergreens and shrubs, crisscrossed by smugglers' trails. "It's impossible to access the area where al-Qaida is hiding." The document confirms that bin Laden has recently received a visit from a foreign doctor for his kidney problems.
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According to the Afghanistan Defence Department, al-Qaida has rebranded itself as Fateh Islam, is re-organizing and is operating two training camps in Pakistan.
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The department also claims the terrorist organization is trying to acquire surface-to-air missiles in China to attack the Afghan government. |