Is Bin Laden CIA?
Some analysts believe Bin Laden himself had security training from the CIA. Throughout the ’80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage war against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan.”
Who was the CIA agent in Zero Dark Thirty?
Jessica Chastain
What happened Abbottabad?
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan in a dramatic and bloody raid by US Navy Seals on 2 May 2011. Five years on the BBC’s M Ilyas Khan finds loose ends, unsettling and unanswered questions, and a neighbourhood changed forever.
What is Abbottabad famous for?
It is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is the capital of Abbottabad District. Well over a million people live in Abbottabad, which is also known as the “city of the pines”. One of the most important places for army training in Pakistan, the Pakistan Military Academy, is in Kakul, near Abbottabad.
Which city is most educated in Pakistan?
Top 10 Districts in the 2017 Middle School education Score Index
Rank | District | hideSchool Infrastructure Score |
---|---|---|
1 | Hunza | 66.00 |
2 | Swat | 63.48 |
3 | Islamabad | 87.33 |
4 | peshawar | 92.74 |
Are Hindko speakers Pathan?
The term Pathan, strictly used, refers only to Pashto speakers, and the speakers of Hindko, which is a language in the Punjabi universe, do not qualify as Pathans.
Are kapoors Pathans?
Is Raj Kapoor Punjabi or Pathan? Raj Kapoor was a Punjabi Khatri , his forefathers hailed from Samundri سمندری district Faisalabad. His grandfather or great grandfather was a police officer in Punjab Police, who settled in Peshawar, in those days erstwhile NWFP( present KPK) was a part of the Punjab Province.
What religion did Pashtuns before Islam?
Before the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, there were a number of religions practiced in ancient Afghanistan, including Zoroastrianism, Surya worship, Paganism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
What race are Pashtuns?
Pashtuns are predominantly an Eastern Iranian people, who use Pashto as their first language, and originate from Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the generally accepted academic view. They are those who follow Pashtunwali. Pashtuns are those whose related through patrilineal descent.
Are Pashtuns Sunni or Shia?
Religion. Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims, most of them follow the Hanafite branch of Sunni Islam.
Are Pashtuns Afghan or Pakistani?
With a population of at least 50 million, the Pashtun people are Afghanistan’s largest ethnic group, and are also the second-largest ethnicity in Pakistan. They are also known as “Pathans.”
Do Afghans have Arab ancestry?
Although the exact number of Arab-Afghans remains unknown, mostly due to ambiguous claims of descent, an 18th-century academic estimated that they number at approximately 60,000 families.
Which countries are Arab states?
The ILO Regional Office for the Arab States covers the following countries and territories:
- Bahrain.
- Iraq.
- Jordan.
- Kuwait.
- Lebanon.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory.
- Oman.
- Qatar.