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U.S. Offers New Rewards For Haqqani Members


Jalaluddin Haqqani (R), the patriarch of the Haqqani network.
Jalaluddin Haqqani (R), the patriarch of the Haqqani network.

The United States is offering fresh rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the capture of four top members of the Pakistan-based extremist Haqqani network.

Washington also announced on August 20 that is was doubling to $10 million the reward for information on the whereabouts of the group's leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani.

The $5 million rewards are being offered for his relatives Aziz Haqqani, Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani, as well as Abdul Rauf Zakir.

The Haqqanis are allied with Al-Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban.

They are accused of launching several cross-border attacks from their base in North Waziristan, Pakistan, including the 19-hour siege at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in September 2011.

Based on reporting by Reuters
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