Bin Ladin gets Afghan nationality

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KANDAHAR (Online): Taliban have granted Afghan nationality to Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden and his companions, impeccable Taliban sources told Online here on Thursday. Others who have been granted the nationality include, The Chief of defunct Islamic Jihad, Aimen Al-Zahawri, Islamic Jihad’s Leader, Sheikh Asim Abdul Rehman, Operational Commander of Al-Qaeda, Saif-ul-Adil Abu Hafz, and Deputy Operational Commander Muhammad Atef.

These four belong to Egypt, however, the Egyptian government has already terminated their nationality, sources said.

Al-Zahawri and others have also been declared “ Most Wanted” by the USA in line with Osama Bin laden in connection with September 11 terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon.

It offers huge rewards to the information, which lead to the arrest of respective “ fugitives”.

“The proposal of granting nationality to Osama had been under consideration after US unleashed bombing and missile attacks on Afghanistan”, a Taliban official said.

This, he said, was not the first time that Arabs had been awarded Afghan nationality.

The former Afghan President, Burhanuddin Rabbani had also granted nationality to some 604 Arab Mujahiddin during his stint, he maintained.

Taliban have decided to grant Afghan nationality to Osama and his colleagues because they think that after the US bombing and killing of innocent civilians, there was no possibility of Bin Laden’s handing over to America, the official said.

“ Now he is not our guest.

He is the citizen of Afghanistan and we will not hand over him to USA in any case”, he maintained.

It is still unclear as to whether the Afghan nationality to Bin Laden has been granted on his request or Taliban themselves decided about it.

Osama Laden Dapat Kerakyatan Afghanistan

Taliban telah pun menganugerahkan kerakyatan Afghan kepada Osama bin Laden dan para sahabatnya. Demikian diumumkan oleh pentadbiran Taliban melalui Online Khamis lalu. Tokoh lain yang diberikan kerakyatan, ialah ketua Islamic Jihad, Aimen al-Zahawri, Sheikh Asim Abdul Rahman, Komander Operasi al-Qaida, Saiful Adil Abu Hafiz, dan timbalannya Muhammad Atef. Mereka berempat ini adalah warga Mesir yang sudah kehilangan kewarganegaraan Mesir mereka kerana ditamatkan oleh kerajaan Mubarrak.
 
Al-Zahawri dan rakan-rakannya yang lain merupakan manusia yang paling dikehendaki oleh AS bersama Osama laden kerana peristiwa September 11 yang menjahanamkan Pusat Dagangan Dunia dan Pentagon. Amerika menawarkan ganjaran besar kepada pemberi maklumat, yang memungkinkan tertangkapnya orang yang dicarinya.
 
“Cadangan memberikan kewarganegaraan kepada Osama telah lama dipertimbangkan setelah AS mengebom dan mendera Afghanistan dengan peluru berpandu,” demikian kenyataan seorang pegawai Taliban.
 
Katanya ini bukanlah perkara baru, kerana ramai orang Arab yang sudahpun diberikan kewarganegaraan itu. Bekas Presiden Afghan, Burhanuddin Rabbani pernah berbuat demikian kepada 604 mujahidin Arab ketika dia berkuasa. Taliban bertindak memberikan status itu kepada Osama dan sahabatnya kerana mengambil-kira gelagat Amerika membunuh orang yang tidak berdosa yang tidak memungkinkan penyerahan Osama kepada Amerika, kata pegawai itu. 
 
“Kini, dia bukan tetamu kami lagi. Dia adalah warga negara Afghanistan dan kami tidak akan menyerahkannya kepada Amerika, walau apa pun yang akan terjadi,” tegas beliau. Adalah tidak jelas apakah kewarganegaraan itu diberikan atas permohonan Osama Laden ataupun dengan tindakan sendirian pertubuhan Taliban.  

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