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Analysis Jeffrey Wilson. His captors used the name of "Asian Tigers" which was unusual for Taliban. This has led to numerous questions. He was shot seven times, of which he faced first two bullets bravely but third bullet hitting his forehead, he fell on ground and was shot with more bullets.

His travelling companion's association with Red Mosque incident whose planning and funding was unknown is believed to be significant. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? Colonel Imam. Edit source History Talk 0. New York Times. The Gaea Times. April 8, The Nation. The Guardian. Even Afghan Taliban commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, other Afghan mujahidin leaders as well as Pakistani religious scholars failed to convince Hakimullah to release the former ISI operative.

In the videotape, Hakimullah accused Colonel Imam of a litany of offenses. Additionally, if they truly were spies, one would suspect that the military would have made more of an effort to save them. While in the past these groups had ties to the Pakistani state, the government and security apparatus have lost control over many of the Islamist fighters operating in the border region.

Pakistani Taliban militants remain committed to attacking government interests, and Islamabad is still struggling to respond. The execution may have placed a wedge between the TTP and other Islamist militants, particularly the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. Jihadist leaders who used to operate with Colonel Imam during the anti-Soviet jihad were clearly unhappy with the TTP and Hakimullah Mehsud, privately criticizing him for executing the former ISI operative.

Although the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network have refrained from publicly condemning Hakimullah for killing the former operative, they are unlikely to trust him in the future. Rahimullah Yusufzai is a senior Pakistani journalist and political and security analyst presently working as Resident Editor of the English daily The News International in Peshawar. They argue that Pakistani citizens are less likely to support the mujahidin due to the brutality of the TTP.