CIA planned to break out Shakil Afridi from Peshawar jail: Russian News Agency

Monitoring Desk -A report from the Russian news agency has revealed that a The CIA failed to conduct an operation to stage a prison break for Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi who had helped the US authorities track down founder of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden, a

According to the report, the  ISI, while taking timely notice, failed the US secret agency CIA project.The report has also revealed 

that Washington has offered Islamabad to exchange Shakil Afridi, who helped catch Osama bin Laden, for Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui who is serving a jail term in the United States

A few days back, Dr. Shakeel Afridi was transferred from Central jail Peshawar to an unknown place.

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Sources said that there was security concerns from the presence of Dr. Shakeel Afridi in central jail Peshawar due to which he was transferred to an unknown place.

Who is Dr. Shakeel Afridi?

Dr. Shakeel Afridi was arrested in May 2011 after the death of Osama bin Laden 's American al Qaeda leader, al Qaeda leader, in the Abbottabad area.

He allegedly was accused of helping the US in tracking Osama bin Laden.

In late 2012, Dr. Shakeel Afridi was sentenced to 33 years in prison for alleged involvement in banned organizations and anti-state activities by Khyber Agency's Assistant Political Agent, since he was imprisoned in Central Prison Peshawar.