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| Families of dead terrorists live in misery |
| 2012-06-23 |
| Abdullah died somewhere in Afghanistan or in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and now his family is paying the price. “The Taliban informed us in January that Abdullah had died ... and now they would support his children,” Shah said. “Three bearded men knocked at our door after midnight to give us the message of the death of my son. They also gave me Rs. 20,000 (US $213) and promised that his kids would be given Rs. 5,000 (US $53) every month, but we didn’t receive ... that money they had promised or see those men again.” Deprived of their breadwinners, the families of terrorists who died in battle or in suicide attacks often become penniless, and are forced to survive on charity and the kindness of neighbours, Central Asia Online learned from interviews with the families. Faizullah said he feels betrayed by the Taliban. “They didn’t honour their promise of giving financial support to the widow and children of my son,” he said. Muhammad Yousaf, a blind man, still curses Taliban militants for luring his lone son to militancy, leaving his family destitute. One reason for this trend can be attributed to an international crackdown on terror financing, Ahmad said. Before 2008, terrorists financially supported the families of dead colleagues, but the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is suffering from a shortage of funds in light of these efforts. Although the TTP has turned to raising money through kidnappings for ransom, extortions from the rich, and bank robberies, the cash flow is insufficient for the militants to support surviving families as they once did, he said. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #7 Don't feel sorry for them - they're guaranteed a place in paradise along with 72 of their closest friends and relatives. I'm sure that deep down inside, his widow is actually thrilled with the idea of being pampered by 72 female virgin BFF's. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-06-23 16:11 |
| #6 for some reason i seem too not give a shit Well, maybe it's not the kind of shit that the terrorists' families would like you to give. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-06-23 14:59 |
| #5 Whereas the families of their victims... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-06-23 14:16 |
| #4 They at least got one payment of their pension, which is better treatment than the officers of the Yorkshire Regiment got in the story above. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2012-06-23 10:23 |
| #3 for some reason i seem too not give a shit |
| Posted by: chris 2012-06-23 10:12 |
| #2 Hopefully, the word of these betrayals will spread among the would-be militants and their families. |
| Posted by: FrancisChalk 2012-06-23 06:08 |
| #1 Faizullah said he feels betrayed by the Taliban. "They didn't honour their promise of giving financial support to the widow and children of my son," he said. Sounds like he's pissed he's on the hook for them now. Too bad, asshole... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-06-23 01:47 |