Bin Laden, the doctor and $33m in aid

BBC
May 25, 2012

A US Senate panel has cut $33m (£21m) in aid to Pakistan in response to the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has said it will cut US aid by $1m for each year of Shakil Afridi’s sentence.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said his term was “unjust and unwarranted”.

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This article was posted: Friday, May 25, 2012 at 9:36 am

Tags: foreign affairs

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