Mohammed Gul (Wazir leader)

For other uses, see Mohammad Gul.

Mohammed Gul is a citizen of Pakistan, of Afghan descent, who is alleged to be a Taliban leader.^[1] When Nek Mohammed Wazir was killed by a missile strike from a Predator drone in June 2004 Pakistan's Dawn said he had initially been recruited into the Taliban by a Mohammed Gul, a "former Afghan Mujahid". According to Dawn he is a "Kharoti tribesman from southern Afghanistan", who lived in a refugee camp near Wana.

In 2006 the New York Sun said Pakistani authorities in Waziristan had released Mohammad Gul as part of a good will gesture.^[2] The described him as a relative of Faqir Mohammed, and a militant leader sought by security agencies for allegedly aiding remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

References

1. ^ M. Ilyas Khan (2004-06-19). "Profile of Nek Mohammad". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2F2004%2F06%2F19%2Flatest.htm&date=2009-05-16. Retrieved 2008-01-07. 
2. ^ Habibullah Khan (2006-10-23). "Pakistan Releases Terror Suspects In a ‘Gesture of Good Will'". New York Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysun.com%2Fforeign%2Fpakistan-releases-terror-suspects-in-a-gesture%2F42071%2F&date=2009-05-16.