Ten Years After His Death, Osama Bin Laden Still Haunts Pakistan | Defence News
Operation Geronimo: The operation had global repercussions and dented Pakistan's international reputation.
Editorial Staff
Ten Years After His Death, Osama Bin Laden Still Haunts Pakistan | Defence News
Children play cricket in a patch of scorched grass and scattered rubble in Abbottabad -- all that remains of the final lair of the man who was once the most wanted person on the planet. It was in this Pakistani city that Osama bin Laden was killed in the clandestine "Operation Geronimo" raid by US Navy Seals in the early hours of May 2, 2011. The operation had global repercussions and dented Pakistan's international reputation -- exposing contradictions in a country that had long served as a rear base for Al Qaeda and its Taliban allies while suffering from the effects of terrorism. Bin Laden had been living in seclusion for at least five years in Abbottabad, hidden behind the high walls of an imposing white building less than two kilometres from a renowned military academy. "It was a very bad thing for this place and for the whole country," said Altaf Hussain, a retired schoolteacher, walking down an alley alongside Bin Laden's former residence. "By living…
