Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
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Arshad Khan (1978 – 2 May 2011), commonly known as Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti (or Ibrahim Ahmad) was a Kuwaiti-born Pakistani courier for Osama bin Laden.[1][2][3]
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti | |
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أبو أحمد الكويتي | |
Born | 1978 (1978) |
Died | 2 May 2011(2011-05-02) (aged 32–33) |
Citizenship | Pakistani |
Relatives | Abrar Khan (brother) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Service/ | Al-Qaeda central (1990s–2011) |
Rank | Lieutenant to Osama Bin Laden |
Battles/wars | Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) |
He was not a Kuwaiti and not an Arab, but rather he was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani citizen.[4] He adopted the last name al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait.[5] According to secret documents, he was one of the few men bin Laden completely trusted and was said to be his "favorite courier and right-hand man".[6] He sheltered and lived with bin Laden for a number of years and was killed along with him by the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group on 2 May 2011.