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A police officer walks past Central Jail in Peshawar where Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi now sits. Afridi was arrested in May 2011 for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden.

The Pakistani doctor who helped nab bin Laden still faces life in prison

December 13, 2013Conflict & Justice

Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA identify Osama bin Laden is still in jail, and he’s apparently about to be hit with a new set of charges after an attempt to charge him with treason didn’t stick.

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