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There are several bounty programs in Afghanistan, where individuals have been promised a reward, for killing, capturing, or offering information about enemies.

Both the United States and the Taliban are reported to have bounty programs.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "New Ads in Afghanistan Highlight "Rewards for Justice" Program". State Department. July 22, 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ Paula Zahn (November 20, 2001). "U.S. Offers Money For Information and Bounty Hunters in Bin Laden Manhunt". CNN. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ "British Force Helps Afghan Police; Bounty Hunters Look for Suspects". CNN. January 18, 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  4. ^ Clive Stafford Smith (October 9, 2006). "How Guantanamo's prisoners were sold". New Statesman. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  5. ^ "Soldiers face 'bounty' threat". BBC. April 9, 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  6. ^ "Guantanamo inmates say they were 'sold': Warlords, others 'trumped up charges' for U.S. cash rewards". MSNBC. May 31, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  7. ^ Duncan Campbell (October 1, 2001). "CIA offered bounty for Bin Laden: Anti-Taliban leader promised cash for capture". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  8. ^ Dexter Filkins, Eric Schmitt (April 17, 2002). "A NATION CHALLENGED: PURSUIT; British Commandos in a High-Altitude Operation to Hunt Taliban and Al Qaeda". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  9. ^ Kim Sengupta (April 21, 2002). "Warlords offer big rewards to kill Britons". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  10. ^ Massoud Ansari (March 25, 2006). "'I have 600 suicide bombers waiting for your soldiers'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  11. ^ "UK marines seize Afghan caves". BBC. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-25.

Category:Afghanistan