Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
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.
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti | |
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| أبو أحمد الكويتي | |
| Born | 1978 |
| Died | 2 May 2011 (aged 32–33) Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| 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)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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He was not a Kuwaiti and not an Arab, but rather he was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani citizen. He adopted the last name al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait. 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". 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.
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